| Reference Number | t18310908-122 |
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| Verdict | Guilty |
| Sentence | Transportation |
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1649. WILLIAM DAYMENT was indicted for stealing, on the 15th of August , 1 handkerchief, value 2s. 6d., the goods of James Warren , from his person .
JAMES WARREN. I am a butcher , and live in Francis-place, Lambeth. On the night of the 18th of August I was in the Strand - the prisoner and two others passed me several times before I got to Charing-cross, and opposite Northumberland-house I felt something go out of my pocket; I turned, and caught the prisoner with my handkerchief in his hand - the others escaped.
JOHN COLLIS . I am an officer. I received him in charge, with the handkerchief.(Property produced and sworn to.)
GUILTY . Aged 17. - Transported for Seven Years .