<div1 type="trialAccount" id="t17191204-1"> <interp inst="t17191204-1" type="collection" value="BAILEY"></interp>
<interp inst="t17191204-1" type="uri" value="sessionsPapers/17191204"></interp>
<interp inst="t17191204-1" type="after" value="17191204"></interp>
<interp inst="t17191204-1" type="before" value="17191204"></interp>
<join result="criminalCharge" id="t17191204-1-off2-c27" targOrder="Y" targets="t17191204-1-defend28 t17191204-1-off2 t17191204-1-verdict5"></join>
<p> <rs type="persName" id="t17191204-1-defend28"> <interp inst="t17191204-1-defend28" type="role" value="proceedingsdefend"></interp>
John Layfield <interp inst="t17191204-1-defend28" type="surname" value="Layfield"></interp>
<interp inst="t17191204-1-defend28" type="given" value="John"></interp>
<interp inst="t17191204-1-defend28" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
</rs>
, of <rs type="placeName" id="t17191204-1-defloc1">St. Andrew Undershaft</rs>
<interp inst="t17191204-1-defloc1" type="placeName" value="St. Andrew Undershaft"></interp>
<join result="persNamePlace" targOrder="Y" targets="t17191204-1-defend28 t17191204-1-defloc1"></join>
, was indicted for <rs id="t17191204-1-off2" type="offenceDescription"> <interp inst="t17191204-1-off2" type="offenceCategory" value="theft"></interp>
<interp inst="t17191204-1-off2" type="offenceSubcategory" value="theftFromPlace"></interp>
privately stealing out of the House of <rs type="persName" id="t17191204-1-victim30"> <interp inst="t17191204-1-victim30" type="role" value="proceedingsvictim"></interp>
William Waterman <interp inst="t17191204-1-victim30" type="surname" value="Waterman"></interp>
<interp inst="t17191204-1-victim30" type="given" value="William"></interp>
<interp inst="t17191204-1-victim30" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<join result="offenceVictim" targOrder="Y" targets="t17191204-1-off2 t17191204-1-victim30"></join>
</rs>
, 1 pound of Sperma Ceti, 3 pound of Jesuits Bark, 1 pound of Opium, 1 pound of Rheubarb and 3 pound of Spanish South </rs>
on the <rs id="t17191204-1-cd3" type="crimeDate">19th of November</rs>
<join result="offenceCrimeDate" targOrder="Y" targets="t17191204-1-off2 t17191204-1-cd3"></join>
last. It appeared that the Prisoner was the Prosecutor's <rs id="t17191204-1-deflabel4" type="occupation">Porter</rs>
<interp inst="t17191204-1-deflabel4" type="occupation" value="Porter"></interp>
<join result="persNameOccupation" targOrder="Y" targets="t17191204-1-defend28 t17191204-1-deflabel4"></join>
, who having been in the Country, upon his Return mist the Goods; that the Prisoner sold them to two Persons who appeared against him in Court; that he contact the Fact when taken up before the Justice, which Confession was read in Court; and the Prisoner acknowledged he took them at three several times. The Jury considering the matter, found him <rs id="t17191204-1-verdict5" type="verdictDescription"> <interp inst="t17191204-1-verdict5" type="verdictCategory" value="guilty"></interp>
<interp inst="t17191204-1-verdict5" type="verdictSubcategory" value="theftunder5s"></interp>
Guilty to the value of 4 s. 10 d. </rs>
<rs id="t17191204-1-punish6" type="punishmentDescription"> <interp inst="t17191204-1-punish6" type="punishmentCategory" value="transport"></interp>
<join result="defendantPunishment" targOrder="Y" targets="t17191204-1-defend28 t17191204-1-punish6"></join>
Transportation </rs>
.</p>
</div1>

View as Text