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

7th December 1791

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2. MORGAN LEWIS proceedingsdefend was indicted for feloniously stealing, on the 16th day of September last, two remnants of callico, value 2 s. and other things , the property of Henry Small proceedingsvictim and Edward Madgwick proceedingsvictim .

Mr. Garrow opened the case.

HEMRY SMALL sworn.

I live in Tavistock-street ; my partner's name is Edward Madgwick < no role > . The prisoner came to live with us on the 1st of March, and staid till the 29th of September. I heard the prisoner was stopped at a pawnbroker's, in Whitechapel; there were five yards and a quarter of printed callico; I searched his box on the 29th; the box was locked; the prisoner was present, he gave me the key; I found these two remnants of callico: they are marked Q. C. it is our private mark. The callico is our's, and may be worth 2 s. a small remnant of Irish. I found a key in his box. I went to Mr. White's chambers, in Lincoln's Inn, from some suspicion I had, and also from some information I had received, and found some property in a drawer.

Mr. FRANCIS sworn.

The prisoner at the bar offered this remnant of callico to pledge. I stopped him.

Mr. LANE sworn.

I received this pledge from Joseph Dean < no role > .

JAMES VINCENT < no role > sworn.

I am a pawnbroker. I received these things from Joseph Dean < no role > .

Joseph Dean < no role > . I received these from Mary Lewis < no role > .

Mary Lewis < no role > . I received these things from Morgan Lewis.

(Prosecutor deposes to the goods.)

PRISONER's DEFENCE.

There is a person here who was present when I bought some of these articles laid to my charge.

HENRY WILLIAMS < no role > sworn.

I am a barrister at law, the prisoner was my servant ; he was very honest during the time he lived with me.

Thomas Williams < no role > also gave the prisoner a good character.

GUILTY, value 2 s

Tried by the first Middlesex Jury before Mr. Baron PERRYN < no role > .

[Imprisonment. See summary.]




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