Old Bailey Proceedings:
Old Bailey Proceedings: Accounts of Criminal Trials
16th February 1791
130.
HENRY
HOWARD
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and
JAMES
ISAACS
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were indicted for
stealing, on the 16th day of January
last, eight pounds and a quarter of mutton, value 6 s. six pounds and a quarter of beef, value 3 s. 6 d. and three pounds and three quarters of pork, value 2 s.
the property of
Margaret
Turner
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, spinster
.
ALICE
CHAMSIDE
< no role >
sworn.
I am servant to Mrs. Turner, Upper Norton-street, No. 48.
On Saturday evening, the 16th of January, my mistress bought some meat; and I put it in the safe; and on the next morning it was gone; the safe is in the yard; the safe-door was open when I got up about eight on the Sunday morning; the butcher's name is Shuttleworth; he sent the meat in on the Saturday; I saw it at the watch-house between twelve and one on the Sunday; I am sure that meat was my mistress's property.
- LOVETT sworn.
(Deposed to the same effect as on the last trial.)
Prisoner Isaacs. Lovett said if we could arise five shillings apiece, he would not appear against us.
Lovett. I deny it.
EDWARD
SHUTTLEWORTH
< no role >
sworn.
I am a butcher; I live in Tottenham-court-road. On the 15th of January, Mrs. Turner bought some meat of me; I sent it home by one of my boys; and on the Monday I went to Poland-street, and saw the meat there; I am sure it was the same meat; the leg of mutton had a piece of the flap cut off.
Prisoner Howard. The meat ought to have been weighed.
BOTH
GUILTY
.
Transported for seven years
.
Tried by the second Middlesex Jury before Mr. COMMON SERJEANT.