Old Bailey Proceedings:
Old Bailey Proceedings: Accounts of Criminal Trials
4th December 1728
George
Robinson
proceedingsdefend
, of St. Dunstan's Stepney
, was indicted for
feloniously stealing twenty nine Pounds Weight of Indigo, value 32 s.
the Property of
John
Deacon
proceedingsvictim
. The Prosecutor depos'd, That the Prisoner was his weekly Servant
, when the Goods were lost out of his Warehouse; but when, and how he took the Goods, he could not tell; neither did he miss any of his Indigo; but finding the Goods in the Hands of one
Charles
Stamper
< no role >
, who said he had them of the Prisoner,
George
Robinson
< no role >
, he caused him to be apprehended: He likewise said, The Prisoner confess'd to him, and another, that he took the Goods in a clandestine Manner; but this Confession not being clearly prov'd, and
Charles
Stamper
< no role >
, who gave this Information, not appearing in Court, the Jury
acquitted
him.