Old Bailey Proceedings:
Old Bailey Proceedings: Accounts of Criminal Trials
28th August 1700
Elizabeth
Robinson
proceedingsdefend
, and
Sarah
Bellingham
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, of the Parish of St. Andrew Undershaft
, were Indicted for
feloniously stealing 20 China Cups, and 9 small China Dishes
, the Goods of
Thomas
Houghton
proceedingsvictim
on the 13th of August
last. The Prosecutor said that Robinson came to his Ware-House and cheapned some China Ware, but went her ways, and he went to the East-India House to a Sale that was there. He being gone, she me again with the other Woman, where after some time ey were taken, and the Goods found in a bag between Robinsons Legs; upon which the Jury found her
Guilty to the value of 10 d.
But the Evidence against Bellingham was not sufficient to convict her, she was
Acquitted
.
They were a second time Indicted for
feloniously stealing from
Peter
Motteux
proceedingsvictim
6 Yards of Muslin on the said 13th of August
. The Evidence against them on this Indictment, not being sufficient to Convict them, they were both
Acquitted
.
[Whipping. See summary.]