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[[File:Cock lane ghost.png|250px|thumb|alt=A monochrome illustration of a narrow street, viewed from a corner, or intersection. A large three-storey building is visible on the right of the image. The ground floor has three windows, the first and second floors have two windows each. The roof appears to contain a row of windows, for a loft space.  The word "KING" is written between the first and second floors, and a sign, "(contracted; show full)

==Trial==
[[File:Mansfield Old.jpg|right|upright|thumb|alt=A full-length portrait of an elderly man, seated.  He wears long flowing red and white robes, a long grey wig, and holds a rolled document in his left hand.  His right hand rests on a table littered with documents.  Behind him, the corner of a room, with ornate plaster architrave, is visible.|The case was tried by [[Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales|Lord Chief Justice]] [[William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield
|William Murray]].]]
The trial of all five was held at the [[Guildhall, London|Guild Hall]] in London on 10 July 1762.  Presiding over the case was [[Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales|Lord Chief Justice]] [[William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield|William Murray]].  Proceedings began at 10 am, "brought by William Kent against the above defendants for a conspiracy to take away his life by charging him with the murder of Frances Lynes by giving her poison whereof she died".  The courtroom was crowded with spectators, who watched as Kent gave evidence against those in the dock.  He told the court about his relationship with Fanny and of her resurrection as "Scratching Fanny" (so-called because of the scratching noises made by the "gh(contracted; show full)d that the ghost was real.  Other witnesses included the carpenter responsible for removing the wainscotting from Parsons' apartment and Catherine Friend, who to escape the knocking noises had left the property.  One witness's testimony caused the court to burst into laughter, at which she replied "I assure you gentlemen, it is no laughing matter, whatever you may think of it."  Reverend Thomas Broughton was also called, as was Reverend Ross, one of those who had questioned the ghost.  
Lord MansfieldMurray asked him "Whether he thought he had puzzled the Ghost, or the Ghost had puzzled him?"  John Moore was offered support by several esteemed gentlemen and presented MansfieldJudge Murray with a letter from the [[Archbishop of Canterbury]], [[Thomas Secker]], who sought to intercede on his behalf.  Mansfieldurray placed the letter in his pocket, unopened, and told the court "it was impossible it could relate to the cause in question."  Richard James and Richard Parsons also received support from various witnesses, some of whom although acknowledging Parsons' drink problem, told the court they could not believe he was guilty.<ref name="Grantpp110112"/>

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[[Category:History of the City of London]]
[[Category:Crime in London]] 
[[Category:18th century in London]]

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