Bit more on George -
LINCOLNSHIRE CHRONICLE 27 January 1843 page 3
THE SAXILBY MURDER -
A man named Chambers, whose fimily resides in Lincoln, but who has been out of the way himself for some time past, has been apprehended at Kneesal, Nottinghamshire. About two years ago the premises of the late Mr. John Parker were broken into, and his fowls stolen ; two of the parties were apprehended and transported, but Chambers succeeded in escaping, and has kept out of the way until now. He will be committed on the charges of fowl stealing, and in the mean time inquiry will be made into the suspicions which attach to him as the murderer of Mr. Parker.
Of course it would not at present be proper to advert to the grounds for such suspicions.
STAMFORD MERCURY 27 January 1843 page 3
THE LATE MURDER -
Last Sunday night, a second attempt was made to break into the house of the murdered person, Mr. Parker, of Ingleby. There can be little doubt, from the satanic determination exercised in the murder, and the subsequent attempts upon the property, that the person or persons concerned live near the spot; and it is confidently believed that, if parties dare speak out, there are several in Saxilby who know to whom the instrument of the dreadful deed belonged; but into such a state of lawlessness have some of the population of Saxilby got, that fears for their own safety compel others to silence : there are 12 or 14 persons who have no means of living but from labour or dishonest courses, and who very seldom work. Last Friday, a man named Chambers was apprehended at Tuxford, and brought to Lincoln : he was implicated in a charge of fowl-stealing from the murdered man two or three years ago, and than escaped; an accomplice names Fieldsend was taken, tried, and transported. The wife of Chambers continued to reside at Lincoln, maintained by her son, who works in the brick-yard of Mr. Foster: it was discovered that Chambers sometimes came home in secret, and the son was apprehended and examined before the Magistrates, but was liberated again, having satisfactorily accounted for his absence from work during the last quarter of the day of the murder. At present there seems no ground for attaching any other charge to the father than that of the fowl-stealing. He was examined on Saturday, and remanded.
I also have his records from his time on Prison Hulks.
Can not be certain if 'George Chambers, Lunatic Asylum' is ours, I need to do more digging -
STAMFORD MERCURY 12 January 1844 page 2
Receipts
To Cash received of Treasurer of Lincoln Lunatic Asylum, balance in hand for maintaining George Chambers, a Lunatic, who escaped.......£ 8 6s 6d
