WXDA Record #1115
No title.
24 March 1801
Summary
Comment about a case that was reported on 16 March 1801 (Miss Robertson, the female swindler of Blackheath). "One of the public Papers says the female Swindlers of Blackheath have been met disguised in men's cloaths. It no doubt intended to say 'disguised in cloaths.' A Spartan would have been puuished [sic] for this needless verbosity."
Full Title
24 Mar 1801. No title. Times p. 3 c. B.
Publication
Times of London(Times)
Full Record
- Date
- 24 March 1801
- Provisional Category
- Criminal
- Cross-dressing activity
- Crime
- Locations
- BlackheathView on map
- Primary source topic
- Dressed as a man; Stratagem
- Item format
- Editorial
- Motive
- Crime
- Attire
- Male garb
- Gender Manifestation
- The comment implies that there's nothing "womanly" about those female swindlers by saying that precising they are disguised in "men's clothes" and not in "clothes" displays verbosity.
- Stated Motive (Protagonist)
- No
- Sex Perceived by Others
- Female
- Report Scope
- Central
- Column(s)
People Mentioned in This Record
- Miss. Robertson(Subject of study)Mentions— Female Swindler known in Blackheat under the name of Miss. Robertson. She defrauded at least 3 tradesmen, for a total amount of 20,000l. in money and properties. Once discovered, she fled her house and seemed to have assume a new identity as she was recognized by Mr. Pearce in the disguise of a man.