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Joseph Blake, alias Blueskin, a highwayman known for attacking "Thief-Taker General" (and thief) Jonathan Wild at the Old Bailey, is hanged in London.
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Joseph Blake (criminal)
18th century English criminal
Joseph "Blueskin" Blake was an 18th-century English highwayman and prison escapee.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Jonathan Wild
18th century English criminal
Jonathan Wild, also spelled Wilde, was an English thief-taker and a major figure in London's criminal underworld, notable for operating on both sides of the law, posing as a public-spirited vigilante entitled the "Thief-Taker General". He simultaneously ran a significant…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Old Bailey
Court in London and one of a number of buildings housing the Crown Court
The Central Criminal Court of England and Wales, commonly referred to as the Old Bailey after the street on which it stands, is a criminal court building in the City of London, one of several that house the Crown Court of England and Wales. The street outside follows the route…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)