The Disturbing Case of Sarah Stone
News of the Times Episode 430 | 1811 - 1814
1811 and a young wife of a gunner in his Majesty’s Service is trying to please her husband who is desperate for them to have a child – especially a son.
She is not pregnant but wishes to please him, so she lies.
Overjoyed, he arrives back on shore leave anxious to see his new son!  She states she has sent him away because of teething. He returns to sea.
More correspondence takes place with tales relayed to the husband of the growing exploits of his little boy.  Once again, he returns anxious to finally see his boy.  Once again, he is told that the boy is away due to illness, but the gunner is adamant.  If the boy is not brought to him, he will go to the boy.  A wicked plan of theft of a child ensues.
This case was ground-breaking in that at the time there was no law against kidnapping children.  We take a look at the crime, the outcome, and the significant follow up case that shocked society!
Today’s end of episode quirky further particulars segment involves a skeleton ship hand witnessed by many from 1813!

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