Reference Number: t18210912-11
Offence: Theft, Grand Larceny
Verdict: Guilty
Punishment: Transportation
WILLIAM FIGG was indicted for stealing, on the 12th of August , three shirts, value 24 s., and one handkerchief, value 9 d. , the goods of George Applebee.
GEORGE APPLEBEE . I lodge in the same room as the prisoner at Swan's, in Nettleton-court, Aldersgate-street . went out on Friday morning, and left these things, in my box. About a week after I missed this property.
CATHERINE SWAN . I keep the house; the prisoner lodged in the same room as Applebee. He was in bed on Friday morning when Applebee went out. He left on the Sunday, without paying.
JOHN WHALES . I am an officer of Marlbrough-street. On the 28th of August I searched the prisoner, at Tothill-fields prison, where he was committed for being disorderly at Knightsbridge barracks, and on his back I found a shirt and neck-handkerchief. I also found the duplicate of another shirt, on him.
JOHN FRAZIER . I am shopman to Mr. Bartrum, pawnbroker, Princes-street, Soho. The duplicate found on the prisoner, is for a shirt, pawned on the 16th of August I do not remember who pawned it.
JAMES HEARN . I am an officer. Mrs. Swan applied to me to search the prisoner, a handkerchief was taken off his neck at the office.
(Property produced and sworn to.)
GUILTY . Aged 22.
Transported for Seven Years .