| Reference Number | t17810222-45 |
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| Verdict | Not Guilty > fault |
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176. JOHN CLARKE was indicted for stealing 300 lb. wt. of lead, value 20 s. the property of Lady Diana Beauclerk , widow , the said lead being affixed to a certain wall belonging to the dwelling house of the said Diana , Feb. 16th .
( It appeared that the lead had been stolen from an observatory in the middle of the garden, and not from the wall; the prisoner was therefore found NOT GUILTY ).