and when completed it was signed by the Earl of Clare as well as himself .
Incarcerated in Newgate Prison , Cooper , as custom allowed , wrote a petition accompanied by references from people in authority to the Home Secretary William Sturges Bourne pleading for mercy .
When completed it was signed by the Earl of Clare as well as himself .
Incarcerated in Newgate Prison , Cooper , as custom allowed , wrote a petition accompanied by references from people in authority to the Home Secretary William Sturges Bourne pleading for mercy .