Old Bailey Proceedings:
Old Bailey Proceedings: Accounts of Criminal Trials
3rd March 1720
William
Witherel
proceedingsdefend
, of St. Michael's Cornhill
, was indicted for
Privately stealing a Cambrick Handker-chief from the Person of
John
Holloway
proceedingsvictim
, on the 19th of February
last. The Prosecutor deposed that about 8 a Clock the Night aforesaid the Prisoner pickt his Pocket of his Handkerchief near Finch-Lane
, that he followed and took him as he was crossing the way, and the Handkerchief by him; that no Body else was near him. The Prisoner denyed the Fact, but called none to his Reputation. The Jury found him
Guilty to the value of 10 d.
Transportation
.