Moses Horwood

Level 347

Maureen Withey on 3rd May 2025

A most daring and extensive burglary was committed on Monday night or early on Tuesday morning, at the Queen's Hotel in this town. The thieves entered the sitting room occupied by Sir Willoughby Cotton, K.C.B. and took the following articles :—A Grand Cross of the Bath with badge and star; a Grand Cross of the Dormance order, green and red ribbon, with a star, a motto in the centre surrounded by large pearls and diamonds set in gold. Commanders order of the Guelph of Hanover, a star, and badge for neck. A purse containing 57 sovs. and a £ note; two neck pins, (a white enamel with green, and a gold guard pin with a star ;) Mortimer’s case containing letters and papers, and a bill of exchange from Calcutta, drawn by Messrs Cockerell and Co. in favour of Messrs. Cox and Co. Craig's Court; and Sir Willoughby Cotton's letter. They also took a hat belonging to Mr. B. Y. Griffith, the proprietor of the hotel. The thieves were disturbed by one of the men servants, who heard them moving about, and decamped, making their exit through the garden, quickly followed by the man who had alarmed them. The darkness of the night however prevented him from distinguishing them, and they were enabled to escape over the garden wall before he could overtake them. In their hurry to escape they left a large military cloak and three hats behind them. The man immediately gave information of the robbery to a policeman. Three men, Jas. Andrews, a shoemaker, Moses Horwood, formerly a porter at the hotel and James Dunn, an ostler, were apprehended on suspicion and brought before the magistrates to-day. Gloucester Journal, 17 July 1841.  LATE ROBBERY AT CHELTENHAM, Moses Horwood and James Andrews were placed at the bar charged with the robbery in the Queen’s Hotel, Cheltenham, on the 12th July last, Sir Willoughby Cotton, the first witness called, stated … ...The jury, after a patient deliberation, returned a verdict of Guilty against both the prisoners. Mr. Justice in passing sentence, commented upon the fact that Harwood had been in the employment of Mr. Griffiths, whose house he had afterwards robbed, and proceeded to state that he had thereby incurred a heavier weight of punishment than his companion in guilt. Harwood was then sentenced was then sentenced to fifteen years’ and Andrews to ten years’ transportation. All the property. belonging to Sie Willoughby Cotton, with the exception of a badge of the Guephie Order and a miniature of a lady, has been recovered and restored. Sherborne Mercury, 16 Aug 1841.

Level 3

Vicki Simpson on 3rd May 2025

Got pardoned went to Ballarat

Born 1815 in Oxford. Arrived Tasmania 6 Apr 1842 as a convict. Ticket of leave granted 1848 - listed in Colonial Times Fri 30 June 1848. Moved to Ballarat for the goldrush, married Mary Whitten 16 May 1864. Five children - Isabella, George, Edward, Charles, Robert. Moses died in Ballarat 1881.