Old Bailey Proceedings:
Old Bailey Proceedings: Accounts of Criminal Trials
24th April 1745
Henry
Sims , otherwise
young gentleman Harry
proceedingsdefend This name instance is in set 3447.
, was indicted for a capital offence; he was very unwilling to plead to the indictment, but at last pleaded not guilty, and his trial was put off till next sessions. He
was evidence against
William
Gibbs
< no role >
,
Richard
Swift
< no role >
and
William
Cavenagh
< no role >
, for breaking open Mr. Smith's house in the Borough, on which trial (which is a very remarkable one) he owned himself perjured in his information before Sir
Thomas
De Veil
< no role >
. The trial is at length in the proceedings at the late assize, held at Croydon , for the county of Surry , published by M. Cooper in Pater-noster Row.