apprentice to a cabinet-maker or joyner, highwayman, thief, convict
Known for
Highway robbery, leader of a gang, his refusal to plead which led to his being pressed (peine forte et dure) and his execution at Tyburn
William Spiggot (also spelled Spigget) was a highwayman who was captured by Jonathan Wild's men in 1721. During his trial at the Old Bailey,[1] he at first refused to plead and was therefore sentenced to be pressed until he pleaded.[2] This was called Peine forte et dure. He was later executed, after a second trial when he pleaded not guilty, on 11 February 1721 at Tyburn, London.[3][4]
^Hitchcock, Tim; Shoemaker, Robert; Emsley, Clive; Howard, Sharon; McLaughlin, Jamie (24 March 2012). "The Old Bailey Proceedings Online, 1674-1913". The Old Bailey Proceedings Online, 1674-1913. version 7.0. Retrieved 21 October 2015.
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