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				<div style="font-family:serif;"><i>Old Bailey Proceedings Online</i> (www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 8.0, 22 March 2023), February 1681, trial of                      John                      Sadler                                                                               (t16810228-2).<hr/><h2>John Sadler, Killing &gt; murder, 28th February 1681. </h2>                                                                                                   <p>                                                                                    John                      Sadler                                                                                                         , A Bailiffs follower                   Receiv'd his Tryal for                                                          Murdering a                                              Girl                                                                                                                about 13 years of Age            , on the 24th of December                   last, at Ratcliff                                                      : Which Inhuman Barbarity was acted, as followeth. He being a Lodger or Inmate to one Lattice Wigington, a Semptress, who Instructed Children in that Mystery: The Deceased, as she pretented, having wronged her of some trivial Summ of Moneys, and being her Apprentice, with whom not long before she had 5 pounds. She got the Prisoner to help give her Correction, who ty'd up the Child by the Wrists, and with whip-cords, after he had strip'd her, beat her 3 or 4 hours, still rubbing the Wounds with Salt: And the Woman who was Condemn'd the last Sessions for the same Murder, stop'd her Mouth with an handkercher, lest the Neighbours should pity her out-Cry for the hard cruel usage: In three dayes she dyed: whereupon the Prisoner fled: but being taken, upon his Tryal, was found                                     Guilty             of wilful Murder.</p>               <p>                                                                                                [Death. See summary.]                                                </p>            </div>
				
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