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From: "Alan-MacGregor Grierson" <>
Subject: William Grierson dated July 14th, 1813
Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2005 22:24:19 -0500


http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/html_units/1810s/t18130714-82.html

WILLIAM GRIERSON, theft: simple grand larceny, 14 Jul 1813.

The Proceedings of the Old Bailey Ref: t18130714-82
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Trial Summary:

Crime(s): theft : simple grand larceny,
Punishment Type: imprisonment : House of Correction, whipping : private,
(Punishment details may be provided at the end of the trial.)
Verdict: Guilty,
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Original Text:

768. WILLIAM GRIERSON was indicted for feloniously stealing, on the 15th of June, two saws, value 9 s. three planes, value 6 s. a screw-driver, value 6 d. an oil-stone, value 18 d. six chissels, value 6 s. a stock, value 7 s. a basket, value 1 s. and a jacket, value 2 s. the property of William Moore; three planes, value 5 s. two saws, value 4 s. six chissels, value 4 s. a stock, value 7 s. and a basket, value 1 s. the property of Edmund Burgess.

(The prisoner being a deaf and dumb man was allowed an interpreter.)

WILLIAM MOORE. I am a carpenter. I left my tools in the new building at the corner of the Haymarket, in Piccadilly. On the 15th of June we went to dinner at twelve o'clock, and left the plumber and his labourer in the building; a little before one a person came to us, saying, that a person had broken in, and the man was detained; we went back, and saw the prisoner detained, and the tools were laying in different directions in the room, and one basket was packed up entirely; the tools were my property and Burgess's. The prisoner is a carpenter, and a very good workman.

THOMAS COMBER. I am a plumber's labourer. Me and my partner were at work in the building, in the two pair back-room about half past two o'clock. I had to go down to the back kitchen; we had a fire there; we were making a joint to a leaden pipe; I was going down the kitchen stairs; I heard a rustling noise in the shop, I cast my head round; I saw the prisoner with a basket, and one or two saws; he threw the basket down with the tools, and pushed by me, making a queer sort of noise. He endeavoured to escape along the passage; I called to him to know who he was; he made no answer. I followed him; he got through the place where the board was loose, that he had come in at; I catched hold of him by the skirt of his coat, and the board being on the swing struck me on the head; the prisoner did that, which made me leave my hold; I followed immediately afterwards, and secured him; I never lost sight of him; he went only to the next door the wine-vaults. This is the basket he had.

Moore. These are my tools.

Burgess. These are mine.

Prisoner's Defence. I was a little in liquor; I went in the place, looked at the tools, but did not take any thing away; the man came and took hold of me.

GUILTY, aged 43.

Confined 1 year in the house of correction, and whipped in jail.

First Middlesex jury, before Mr. Recorder.






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