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				<div style="font-family:serif;"><i>Old Bailey Proceedings Online</i> (www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 8.0, 03 June 2023), September 1810, trial of                      BENJAMIN                      LEE                                                                                                                        JOSEPH                      CHINNERY                                                                                                    (t18100919-95).<hr/><h2>BENJAMIN LEE, JOSEPH CHINNERY, Theft &gt; grand larceny, 19th September 1810. </h2>                                                                                                                  <p>721.                                                       BENJAMIN                      LEE                                                                                                                               and                                                       JOSEPH                      CHINNERY                                                                                                                               were indicted for                                                          feloniously stealing, on the 1st of August                     , a pocket book, value 2 s. the property of                                                                         Robert                            Jackson                                                                                                                                                            , from his person            .</p>               <p>ROBERT JACKSON. I am a taylor                  , I live in Bond-street. I lost the pocket-book at Charing-cross                                                      , between twelve and one, on the 1st of August, I went to see the men in the pillory that day, I had been in the mob about five minutes, I was holding my hands upon my pockets, I had a silk handkerchief in one pocket, and a pocketbook in the other. I had my hat over my eyes, I put my hands up to raise my hat, it was rather tight; I lost both my pocketbook and handkerchief; the moment I felt in my pockets and found I had got nothing, I turned round and saw Humphreys had got hold of Lee; he was picking up my pocketbook. I assisted in taking Chinnery to the office.</p>               <p>                                                CHARLES                   HUMPHREYS                                                                                       . I am an officer. On the first of August I went to Charing-cross for the purpose of apprehending pickpockets; I saw the two prisoners in company with another, I followed them into the crowd, they were following Mr. Jackson; after he had been in the crowd five minutes, the three persons surrounded him, they were all standing as close at they could behind him; I saw Lee make several attempts to take his pocketbook out; I saw Mr. Jackson put his hand to his pocket; after some time he took his hand away to move his hat, at the same time a coach came alongside of the pillory, to take the men out, Lee took hold of the pocketbook, I laid hold of him by the collar, and with the other hand I took hold of the book; the next witness was in company with me at the time, I desired him to lay hold of Chinnery;the other made off, before Lee drawed the pocketbook out of his pocket, Chinnery looked round at me, then I looked off; he then gave the other a touch of the arm, as much as to say, take it now. I knew their persons all three.</p>               <p>                                                JOSEPH                   BECKITT                                                                                       . I was in company with Humphreys, I saw Chinnery and Lee in company, close to Mr. Jackson; Chinnery spoke to Lee, and Lee pointed down to Mr. Jackson's pocket; what he said, I cannot say; he had got his hand in his left pocket; just after that, a coach came up, Mr. Jackson moved rather to the right, Lee took the pocketbook at the time, Humphreys took hold of Lee, I took hold of Chinnery immediately; there was a third person in company with them. Humphreys picked up the pocketbook.</p>               <p>Lee's defence. I know nothing at all about it. I never see this young man before in my life.</p>               <p>Chinnery's defence. On the first of August I went to see the pillory the same as another person might go. I am innocent of any thing of the kind.</p>               <p>LEE,                                     GUILTY            , aged 15.</p>               <p>CHINNERY,                                     GUILTY            , aged 18.</p>               <p>                                                                                                Transported for Seven Years            .</p>               <p>Second Middlesex jury, before Mr. Recorder.</p>            </div>
				
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