Old Bailey Proceedings:
Old Bailey Proceedings: Accounts of Criminal Trials
17th October 1727
Elizabeth
Morrill
proceedingsdefend
, of Shoreditch
, was indicted for
privately stealing a silver Watch, value 4 l. and a Handkerchief, value 6 d.
on the 4th of this Instant October
, the Property of
Edward
Price
proceedingsvictim
. And,
Grace
Brown
proceedingsdefend
, was indicted for
receiving the same, knowing them to be stolen
. The Prosecuter depos'd, That he happened to get in Liquor, and the Prisoner Morrill pick'd him up, and brought him to her Lodgings, and would have persuaded him to go to bed; that he there fell asleep, and waking, miss'd his Watch, &c. and the Prisoner gone; that on the Friday following he took her up with
Grace
Brown
< no role >
, and having a Constable they searched the prisoners, but found nothing; however they both promised if they would be easy they should have the Watch again, but they not producing it,
Edward
Price
< no role >
followed the Prosecution, and proved by several Witnesses that the Watch had been seen in the Custody of Eliz. Morrell, of which she was found
guilty
.
Death
. And Grace Brown was found
guilty
as Accessory.
[Brown: Transportation. See summary.]