Persons of Interest – Thomas Baker Sackett Posted 8 October 2018 by Tessa KeoughOn 13 September 1827, at London’s central criminal court, the Old Bailey, Thomas Baker Sackett was found guilty of assaulting and robbing a bank clerk. His sentence for this crime was death by hanging. His execution was set to take place two months later on 22 November at the notorious Newgate Gaol. There being no right of appeal, Thomas’s only hope [Click to continue…]