| Reference Number | t18200217-84 |
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| Verdict | Guilty |
| Sentence | Transportation |
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433. WILLIAM GILES was indicted for stealing, on the 18th of January , 8 lbs. of paper, value 2 s. 8 d. , the goods of his late Majesty .
JOHN FINLASON , ESQ. The prisoner was employed in a room adjoining the garrets at the Admiralty, as a journeyman binder . I missed a quantity of papers from the garrets.
JOHN DONALDSON . I searched the prisoner's house, No. 14, Todd's-row, Lambeth, on the 18th of January, and found these papers in a cupboard. He said he thought he was doing no harm in taking them.
JOHN GEORGE . I am a cheesemonger, and live in Round-court. I have bought about 32 lbs. of paper of the prisoner at 4 d. per lb. I bought 10 or 15 lbs. at a time.
(Property produced and sworn to)
GUILTY . Aged 30
Transported for Seven Years .
First Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Common Sergeant.