Old Bailey Proceedings:
Old Bailey Proceedings: Accounts of Criminal Trials
27th April 1715
Judith
Brown
proceedingsdefend
of the Parish of Stepney
, was indicted for
stealing 2 Pieces of Poplin Silk, value 3 l. and other Goods out of the Shop
of
Peter
Rickets
proceedingsvictim
, on the 6th of March
last. It appear'd that the Goods lay upon the Counter, and while the Prosecutor's wife was absent, the Prisoner was seen to go into the Shop. The goods being miss'd, Search was made, and she taken with them upon her; and the Jury considering the Prosecutor had then again, found her
guilty only to the Value of 4 s. 10 d.
[Branding. See summary.]