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

11th October 1721

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Edward Hinds proceedingsdefend and Francis Coudil proceedingsdefend , of St. Mary at Islington , were indicted for feloniously stealing 2 Ducks value 3 s. 2 Geese value 4 s. and 1 Cock value 2 s. the Goods of Walter Burton proceedingsvictim on the 8th of September last. The Prosecutor deposed, that he lost his Poultry out of his Root the Night aforesaid. William Risdel < no role > deposed, that the Prisoner and himself workt at Tile-making at Islington, that the Night aforesaid the Prisoners brought down 2 Geese and 2 Ducks into the Kill-Pit, that he (this Evidence) asking them where they had them, they said they would go and show him; that they went with him to the Prosecutor's said they had them there; and he (this Evidence) took the Cockerel, and went back with them. The Jury found them both Guilty to the value of 10 d. each . Transportation .




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