Old Bailey Proceedings:
Old Bailey Proceedings: Accounts of Criminal Trials
15th January 1719
Tho
Goodram
proceedingsdefend
,
William
Dickson
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and
Katherine
Brown
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of St. Giles Cripplegate
, were indicted the 2 former for
breaking the House of
William
Gilbert
proceedingsvictim
, and stealing a Silver Tankard, value 5 l. and 9 Silver Spoons value 15 s.
the 23d of December
last; and the latter for
receiving the Tankard knowing it to be stollen
. This Prosecution deposed his House was broke open and the Plate stollen and that he suspected Garden because he knew the House and was that Night absent from his Master; and that having found him he confest the Fact and that Dickson was concern'd with him
Johnathan
Wild
< no role > This name instance is in set 3033.
deposed that he hearing that KatherineBrown was apprehended for receiving stollen Goods, went to her, and she confessed that she could discover several Robbers, and directed him to find the Prisoner; that going to Dickson, he said Goodram was a filly Dog to confess, he might have got 40 Spankers; that
Katherine
Brown
< no role >
owned she knew the Plate to be stollen, that she did carry the Tankard to
Esther
Watson
< no role >
, that she gave her 8 l.15 s. for it; that she gave the Prisoners three Pound and kept the rest her self. The Fact being plain, the Jury found them all
guilty of the Felony only
.
Transporation
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