Old Bailey Proceedings:
Old Bailey Proceedings: Accounts of Criminal Trials
9th December 1749
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George
Cammel
proceedingsdefend
, was indicted for
stealing one silver shoe buckle, val 4 s. and 2 s. in money
, the goods of
Thomas
Martin
proceedingsvictim
, Nov. 5
.
The Prosecutor drives a Coach
of his own, he was sitting dozing on his box in White Chappel
, the Prisoner came and took his buckle out of his shoe, and 2 s. out of his pocket? which awaked the coachman, who drove his horses after him, crying out stop thief; the Prisoner running down Hounsditch, fell down, and was taken by
John
Smith
< no role >
a watchman, the buckle was found in the place where he fell. the next day
Guilty
.
[Transportation. See summary.]