42, 43, 44, 45, 46. (L.) John Bowen proceedingsdefend , Thomas Franklin proceedingsdefend , and Richard Harper proceedingsdefend , were indicted for stealing three pair of silver shoe buckles, value 30 s. the property of Benjamin Cartwright proceedingsvictim , November 28 . and Margaret Knight proceedingsdefend and Ann Robinson proceedingsdefend , for receiving each a pair of the same, well knowing them to have been stolen .

The principle evidence against the three boys were their own confession; they being about the age of ten or eleven years their confessions were not received by the court.

All five acquitted .