Jonathan Wild
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Jonathan Wild, also spelled Wilde, was an English thief-taker and a major figure in London's criminal underworld, notable for operating on both sides of the law, posing as a public-spirited vigilante
Vignette of Wild from Old England by Charles Knight, p. 326
Chalk and pencil sketch of Jack Sheppard in Newgate Prison, attributed to Sir James Thornhill, circa 1724
A gallows ticket to view the hanging of Jonathan Wild
Jack Sheppard
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John Sheppard, nicknamed "Honest Jack", "Gentleman Jack" or "Jack the Lad", was an English criminal who became notorious in early 18th-century London.
Jonathan Wild
…due to his apparently remarkable prowess in locating stolen items and those who had stolen them. Wild was responsible for the arrest and execution of Jack Sheppard, a petty thief and burglar who had won the public's affection as a lovable rogue. However, Wild's duplicity became known and his men began to give…
An engraving of Wych Street, from about 1870
Jack used a rope of knotted bedclothes to lower Bess during their escape from the New Prison in Clerkenwell.
Poster for the play Jack Sheppard performed at the Royal Lyceum Theatre.