Old Bailey Proceedings:
Old Bailey Proceedings: Accounts of Criminal Trials
8th July 1719
John
Larmony
proceedingsdefend This name instance is in set 3077.
and
Mary
Mattoon
proceedingsdefend This name instance is in set 3078.
; of St. Leonard Shoreditch
, were indicted for
Assaulting
Elizabeth
Price
proceedingsvictim
on the High Way, putting her into Bodily Fear, and feloniously taking from her a Callicoe Gown, a Pocket wherein were a Guinea; and a Shilling, and a Silver Threepence
. Elizabeth Price deposed, that as she was going to look upon a House in order to take it, some People sitting at their Doors took up her Riding Hood, and seeing her Gown, cry'd out, Callicoe, Callicoe; Weavers, Weavers, Whereupon a great Number came down and tore her Gown off all but the Sleeve, her Pocket, the Head of her Riding Hood, and abus'd her very much; she was positive the Money was in her Pocket when it was tore off; that Larmony was among them, and tore off two Pieces of her Gown which were found lying near his Loom when taken; but could not charge him with her Pocket nor Money. And that Martoon call'd her Callicoe Bitch.
Mary
Williamson
< no role >
, who went along with her to take a House, and also went home with her again, deposed, that there were none but Boys and Girls that tore her Gown, and that she did not see Larmony there.
Solomon
Palo
< no role >
deposed that he looking out of his Window in Crown Court saw Larmony in his Garden all the time the Woman was Mobb'd.
Andrew
du Bruel
< no role >
deposed that he was in Larmony's House with him, and that when the Rout began Larmony went into his Garden, saying, he would not be amongst them, he did not want Bread, he would sleep in a whole Skin; and that he went into the Garden with him, and staid with him there all the while; that the Children threw pieces of Callicoe over the Wall into the Garden.
Sarah
Wade
< no role >
deposed that she was charg'd; that as she stood at her Gate with a Child in her Arms and big with another, she saw about 100 Boys and Girls, that the Prisoner was not there, nor out of his Door forward, but in his Garden, she seeing him look over the Garden Wall; that the Prosecutor said if she had not met with this Man she would have sworn the same against her. There were two more deposed they saw the Prisoner in the Garden all the while. There was nothing swore against Mastoon but that she call'd the Prosecutor Callicoe Bitch; however. She call'd several to her Reputation. The Jury considering the Matter
Acquitted
them.