A trial at the Old Bailey Statue of Justice with scales and sword The royal coat of arms Spectators come to watch the trial Window showing two highwaymen holding up a coach Two men hanging from a gallows Spectators come to watch the trial The chief judge One of the judges One of the judges One of the sheriffs for London and Middlesex One of the sheriffs for London and Middlesex A witness giving evidence Clerks at a table keeping the records The gaoler The jury Spectators sitting watching the trial Visitors to the court Visitors to the court Two prisoners in the dock
Trial of two prisoners in the Justice Hall at the Old Bailey

Engraving from The Newgate calendar: or, malefactors bloody register (1773)

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