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

6th December 1721

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William Wingfield proceedingsdefend and Mary Harman proceedingsdefend , 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 .

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