Old Bailey Proceedings:
Old Bailey Proceedings: Accounts of Criminal Trials
5th May 1736
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
.
[Transportation. See summary.]