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

5th May 1736

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1, 2. John Dean proceedingsdefend , and Wharton Rutlis proceedingsdefend were indicted for stealing five Casements, value 10s. and an Iron Grate, value 2s. March 30 : in the Parish of St. Brides , the Goods of Thomas Ketterich proceedingsvictim .

John Whitaker < no role > . The Casements belonged to a House of Mr. Ketterich, and I found them at an Old-Iron Shop, the Corner of Sea-cole Lane, the Day after the Men were taken up, which was about a Month ago.

Thomas Terrill < no role > . I was with the Prisoner when he took the Casements; the Prisoner Dean lived next Door to the Meeting House, from whence the Lead mentioned in the other Indictment was taken. We got in at a Window to take the Casements, and we sold them to one Monnear, who keeps an Old-Iron Stall the Corner of Sea-cole-Lane, for Three Farthings or a Penny a Pound, and shared the Money among us.

John Dean, was a second time indicted for stealing a Walnut-tree Plank, and five Feet of inch Wainscot , the Goods of Thomas Newman proceedingsvictim , March 30 , in the Parish of St. Gregory, by St. Pauls .

Thomas Newman < no role > . I lost the Goods; and the Prisoner being taken up on Mr. Ketterich's Account; I went to Terrill and examined him: he gave me an Account that they had stolen the Planks, and sold the Walnut-tree to one Bunyan a Turner, and the Wainscot to one Richard Rams < no role > ; they were taken out of my Work-shop in Black-Swan-Alley , and I found them according to his Directions.

Thomas Terrill < no role > . 'Tis all right; my Uncle Dean, the Prisoner there, and I took the Walnut-tree Plank out of Newman's Yard, and we sold it to Bunyan for 6 d. or 7 d. a Foot. We took two Wainscot Boards, and sold them to Rams: Uncle received the Money, and I had Part of it.

Bunyan and Rams, own'd they bought the Goods of them. Guilty .

He was a third Time indicted for stealing 50 Pound weight of Lead, value 5 s. fixed to an empty House of Thomas Ketterich < no role > , in the Parish of St. Brides , March 30 . Acquitted .

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