22 March

Turpin is tried at the York Assizes, convicted of horse theft and sentenced to death.

Dick Turpin Executed

No night ride to York, no Black Bess: the real Dick Turpin was an Essex gang robber and killer, hanged at York in 1739 for stealing horses.

She is tried at Woodstock, Ontario, for forgery and acquitted on grounds of insanity.

Cassie Chadwick Convicted

A Cleveland doctor's wife hinted she was Andrew Carnegie's secret daughter. Banks lent her millions on notes no one dared check.