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

21st February 1770

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157, 158. (M. 1st) James Smith proceedingsdefend and Thomas Abel proceedingsdefend were indicted for breaking and entering the dwelling-house of John Parnell proceedingsvictim on the 22d of Jan . about the hour of three at night, and stealing five perukes, value 4 l. six razors, value 6 s. and two pair of scissars, value 2 s. the property of the said John. *

The prosecutor is a barber and lives in Tatenham's court ; he deposed his house was broke between the 3d and 4th of January, and the goods mentioned taken away.

George Memory < no role > , who said he was eighteen years of age, deposed he, together with the two prisoners, in company with one John < no role > M'Duff, not taken, committed the fact; but his account not being supported by any evidence of credit the prisoners were both acquitted .

(M. 1st) They were a second time indicted for breaking and entering the dwelling-house of James Berridge proceedingsvictim , on the 22d of January , about four in the night, and stealing two black silk cloaks, value 10 s. a black silk hat, three linen aprons and a linen sheet, the property of the said James . *

The prosecutor deposed to his house being broke and the things taken away; but having no evidence of character to corroborate the evidence of Memory, Memory was not examined.

Both acquitted .

See Memory, the evidence tried for a burglary, No. 100 in Mr. Alderman Turner's Mayoralty.




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