Old Bailey Proceedings:
Old Bailey Proceedings: Accounts of Criminal Trials
6th December 1721
William
Wingfield
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and
Mary
Harman
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, of St. Peters Cbeap
, were indicted for
feloniously stealing out of the Dwelling House of
Richard
Skinner
proceedingsvictim This name instance is in a workspace.
, 6 Ells of Holland, value 30 s. 3 Ells of Dowlas, value 4 s. 1 Yard of Muslin, 3 s. 1 Linnen Handkerchief. 1 s. 4 d. a Check Apron, 1 s. 8 d. and 20 Guineas in Money
; the Goods and Money of Richard Skinner and
David
James
proceedingsvictim
, the 18th of October
last. The Prosecutor depos'd that the Prisoner, Wingfield, was his Servant
, and that missing his Money and Goods, he charg'd the Prisoner with it, who confess'd that he took the Money at several times out of the Till; that he had kept Company with Mary Harman, who pretending she was with Child by him, seduced him to rob his Master, to provide for her Lying in. Mary Harman confess'd that
William
Wingfield
< no role >
gave her 6 Guineas. 2 Remnants of Dowlas, and 1 Remnant of Holland, but knew not how-he came by either the Money or Goods. Wingfield deny'd the Fact at the Bar, but his Confession before the Justice being read in Court, the Jury found him
guilty
to the value of 4 s. 10 d. The Evidence not reaching Harman, she was
acquitted
.
[Transportation. See summary.]