Old Bailey Proceedings:
Old Bailey Proceedings: Accounts of Criminal Trials
15th January 1719
Christopher
Hutton
proceedingsdefend
, of St. Giles Cripplegate
, was indicted for
feloniously stealing 5 Ounces of Silver and Gold Waste, value 40 s.
the property of
Will
Basson
proceedingsvictim
, the 5th of December
last. It appeared by the Evidence, He was Journeyman
to the Prosecutor, who was a Silver Spinner
, and took the Goods, which being discovered were found in his Lodging; the Prisoner having nothing to say in his defence, the Jury found him
guilty to the value of 39 s.
Transportation
.