| Reference Number | t18270913-91 |
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| Verdict | Guilty |
| Sentence | Imprisonment |
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1679. WILLIAM WEST was indicted for embezzlement .
MARY CLARKE . I am a widow , and keep a marine store shop , in the parish of St. Margaret, Westminster; the prisoner was in my employ, and received money for me. I sent him to Mrs. Mackley, on the 2d of July, to see some rags weighed off, and to bring me back 10l. 16s. and some few pence - he never came back.
Prisoner. Q. Was I sober when I went? A. I thought so.
SARAH MACKLEY . I paid the prisoner 10l. 16s. 4d. on the 2d of July, on account of Mrs. Clarke; it was a 5l. note, the rest in gold and silver. I thought him rather stupid, but not intoxicated.
GUILTY . Aged 46.
Confined One Year .