Old Bailey Proceedings:
Old Bailey Proceedings: Accounts of Criminal Trials
10th October 1716
John
Chance
proceedingsdefend
, of the Parish of St. Dunstan at, Stepney
, was
indicted for breaking the House of
Richard
Pomeroy
proceedingsvictim
in the Night-time, and stealing thence 1 Silk-Gown, value 20 l.2 Silk Petticoats, value 40 s. 11 Silver Spoons, value 30 s. and other Goods
, on the 21st of November
last; To which he
pleaded Guilty
.
He was a second time indicted of the same Parish, for
breaking the House of
John
Boyce
proceedingsvictim
in the Night-time, and stealing thence 1 Silver Coffee-pot, value 8 l.12 Silver Spoons, 6 l. and other Goods, the Property of
Bartholomew
Stibbs
proceedingsvictim
, on the 25th of November
last. He also
pleaded Guilty
to this Indictment.
He was a third time indicted of the said Parish, for
breaking the House of
Eliz
Taylor
proceedingsvictim
in the Night-time, and stealing thence 3 Pewter Dishes, value 6 s. 35 Plates, value 18 s. 5 Silver Spoons, 39 s. and other Goods of the said
Elizabeth
Taylor
< no role >
's
, on the 16th of October
last: But pleading not Guilty to this, and putting himself upon his Trial, one Shepherd appeared to fix it upon him, and swore he was concerned with the Prisoner in the Fact, and related all the Circumstances of it. The Prisoner own'd he had been concerned in several Facts with him, but not in this, which not being credited, the Jury found him
Guilty
.
[Death. See summary.]