| Reference Number | t18121028-59 |
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| Verdict | Guilty |
| Sentence | Death |
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900. MARY PRICE was indicted for feloniously stealing on the 20th of October , 56 yards of sheeting, value 4 l. the property of John Thwaites , in his dwelling-house .
WILLIAM ROSE . I am shopman to Mr. Thwaites, linen-draper , Holborn . On the 20th of October, between eight and nine in the evening, I was called by Elizabeth Thwaites , and turned round to see what was the matter. I saw a woman go out with something in her arms. I immediately pursued her, and stopped her about two or three doors from our shop; she dropped the sheeting. I brought her back to the shop; some of our young men assisted me. The prisoner was carrying the sheeting in her arms before her. This is the sheeting, I can swear it is my master's property. It has his private mark upon it. It is of the value of 4 l. It is fifty-six yards of Russia sheeting. The house is in the parish of St. Andrew's, Holborn.
The prisoner said nothing in her defence, nor called any witnesses to her character.
GUILTY , DEATH , aged 27.
First Middlesex jury, before Mr. Recorder.