Cooper was tried at the Old Bailey on 5 April 1827 before Lord Chief Justice Abbott on one count of fraud perpetrated on 26 March of that year ( although other alleged offences were described ) .
Cooper was being found guilty he was sentenced to death .
Cooper was tried at the Old Bailey on 5 April 1827 before Lord Chief Justice Abbott on one count of fraud perpetrated on 26 March of that year ( although other alleged offences were described ) and being found guilty he was sentenced to death .