Mile End Scandal - Guardians in Court
In 190, builder James Calcutt was convicted of fraud after regularly overcharging the Mile End Old Town Board of Guardians for work he had carried out. He later claimed that members of the Board had accepted bribes from him. Ten members of the Board, some seen here in the dock, were tried for conspiring to defraud the ratepayers
Picture No
10636063
Media ID
47550404
Size
6905px x 3806px
(10.5MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Peter Higginbotham
Source
Unattributed printed photograph
Date
1907
