Old Bailey Proceedings:
Old Bailey Proceedings: Accounts of Criminal Trials
10th May 1722
Mary
Rogers
proceedingsdefend
, of St. Clement Danes
, was indicted for
stealing out of the Dwelling House of Sir Thomas Jones, a Coat and Wastcoat, value 30 s.
the Goods of
Sir
Thomas Jones
proceedingsvictim
, on the 1st of October
last. It appear'd that
Jonathan
Wild
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met Nat. Glanister with the Goods, and suspecting him, carry'd him before a Justice, where he confest that he had'em of the prisoner. Her Confession was read, by which it appear'd, that (being a Chair-Woman
in the House) she had stolen several other Goods, but those being taken before the late Act of Grace, she was indicted only for these. In her Defence, she said, that Nat. Glanister being taken with the Cloths, old Glanister told her if she'd own those Goods, he'd give her a Crown. The Jury found her
guilty to the value of 10 d
.
[Whipping. See summary.]