The Proceedings of the Old Bailey

Reference Number	t17610225-19
Verdict	Guilty > theft under 1s
Sentence	Transportation

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98. (L)   Edward Foster , was indicted for stealing one Hebrew-Bible, value 3 s. and one Bible and Common-Prayer Book, in the Spanish language, value 2 s. the property of   Sarah  Galindo , February 24 . ++

  Sarah  Galindo . I am a Jew; Mr. Andrade brought a child to school. (I teach school .) He told me he had a suspicion of a person he had seen in my yard. I went down stairs, and missed the two books mentioned in the indictment, from out of a cupboard. We stopped the prisoner, and found them both upon him.

  David Andrado confirmed the prosecutrix's account.

Guilty 10 d.

[Transportation. See summary.]