Old Bailey Proceedings:
Old Bailey Proceedings: Accounts of Criminal Trials

17th October 1727

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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.]




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