Tales of Crime and Justice : From Fence to Thief Taker General Jonathan Wilde

Charles Hitchens several years ago, had paid £700 to become the Under Marshal of London, the highest rank of law enforcement in London at the time. Charles needed a protégé and so he approached the increasingly popular fence, Jonathan Wilde to work under him as an extortionist and errand boy. 

Jonathan continued to work for him but started realizing some of the major flaws of Charles criminal system. For instance, Charles when writing threatening letters, used to sign under his own name. Jonathan began finding Charles methods pathetic and became more and more greedy, wanting the throne of the Under Marshal for himself.

Turns out luck was on Jonathan’s side when Charles became involved in an anti-corruption scandal and city officials although not arresting Charles, demanded he take a break from the duties of Under Marshal. This is where Jonathan came in, he would be the acting Under Marshal, running Charles’s gang until he could make his marvelous return. 

But as soon as Hitchen left, Wilde got progressively more comfortable in the Under Marshal’s seat. He reformed the system of Hitchens criminal schemes, improvising them by paying the thieves more and charging citizens less. By the times Hitchens returned, Wilde had already made a business for himself. Training the thieves on how to blend in more effortlessly and what not. And unlike Hitchen, Jonathan actually fought crime, to an extent at least. 



The organization that Hitchens once owned was now entirely Wilde’s. Hitchens decided to fight back by publishing all the corrupt schemes of Wilde’s in excruciating detail in a pamphlet that was dropped on the streets anonymously. Wilde then fought back with a shattering response of his own. Are you ready for this? 

Not only did Wilde uncover the corrupt schemes of Hitchens operations but he also revealed that Charles Hitchen was a...

Homosexual 

This ended all of what was left of Hitchens career. Georgian society, deeply homophobic at the time assumed that Charles couldn’t be trusted and so his claims about Wilde were deemed lies. 

Wilde was now extremely popular and with his popularity, the city granted him the title of Thief Taker General of Britain and Ireland. Donning a sword in his belt. He was now the protector of London. 

But one man, one man would rise up to Jonathan, ultimately leading Jonathan to his downfall. That man was...

no other than sharp criminal Honest Jack Sheppard 

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Stay tuned for Tales of Crime and Justice Part Three : The Downfall of Thief Taker General Jonathan Wilde 



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