Old Bailey Proceedings:
Old Bailey Proceedings: Accounts of Criminal Trials

3rd March 1720

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William Robinson proceedingsdefend of St. John at Wapping was indicted for breaking open the House of James Bateman proceedingsvictim on the 22d of January last in the Night time, and taking thence 8 dozen of Silk Handkerchiefs and 4 dozen of Gloves, the Goods of John Growt proceedingsvictim . The Prosecutor deposed the House was broke and the Goods taken away about 9 the Night aforesaid. Mrs. Growt deposed, that her Husband shut up the Shop, and a little after she went into the Kitchen and lockt the Shop Door; the Street Door was open; that she went to her next Neighbours, and when she came back she found the Door she had lockt, wide open, and some Papers of new Gloves on the Ground. Jonathan Wild < no role > This name instance is in set 3033. deposed, that he having Intelligence that the Prisoner carried a parcel of Goods to Mr. Rowland's, he went immediately and had Admittance and found the Prisoner a sleep on the Ground, with a Key in his Pocket which would open the Prosecutor's Door, and had the Goods produc'd before he waked him. Mr. Rowland confirm'd the same, and farther deposed, that the Prisoner brought them in and gave them to him to put to a Coat and Breeches he had brought in before. It did not appear to be a Burglary, so the Jury acquitted him of that, and found him Guilty of Felony only . Transportation .




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