Context Note: The victim in this court trial was his wife, Emma Jane (Wallbank) Duffield, who was aunt of Ada (Wheeler) Bosworth.
| No. | 1 |
| NAME, AGE AND TRADE. | Joseph Duffield, 56, Gunmaker (Bailed at Prison, 4th October, 1909.) |
| Degree of Education. | 4 |
| Name and Address of Committing Magistrate. | L. Morton Brown, Esq., Birmingham Police Court. |
| Date of Warrant. | 1909 28th July |
| When received into Custody. | 1909 14th July (On remand) Surrendered 23rd Nov. |
| Particulars of Offence or Offences as charged in the Indictment. | At Birmingham, on 13th July, 1909, did feloniously, unlawfully and maliciously with certain loaded arms, to wit, a pistol then and there loaded with gunpowder and divers leaden bullets shoot at Emily Jane Duffield, with intent in so doing then and thereby feloniously, wilfully and of his malice aforethought to kill and murder the said Emily Jane Duffield. 2nd Count, Shooting with intent to do grievous bodily harm. 3rd Court, Wounding with intent to do grievous bodily harm. |
| Before whom tried and date. | 1909 Mr. Justice Pickford. 23rd Nov. |
| Verdict of the Jury. | Pleaded Guilty to Unlawfully Wounding. |
| Particulars of Previous Convictions charged in the Indictment and proved in Court. | – |
| Sentence or Order of the Court. | Discharged on Recognizance. |
(Calendar of Prisoners, Birmingham, 1906-1913)
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