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- [S281] Web: London, England, Proceedings of the Old Bailey and Ordinary's Accounts Index, 1674-1913.
795. JOSEPH BURROWS and THOMAS SMITH , stealing 70lbs. weight of lead, value 12s.; the goods of Henry Newton and another, fixed to a building; Burrows having been before convicted: to which
BURROWS pleaded GUILTY. WILLIAM ATLEE (policeman, L 110). On 19th Feb., at quarter-past seven in the evening, I was with Serjeant Goff, in St. George's-row, and saw Burrows, with a basket on his shoulder, with something heavy—Smith was ten or fifteen yards from him, he went up, and lifted the basket higher on his shoulder, I followed; they both turned into Garden-row—Smith put his hand on the top of the basket, to save something from falling—I asked Burrows what he had got; he said, "Some lead"—I asked where he was going to take it—he said, "To a shop in Goswell-road; "that he was sent with it from the Philanthropic—the basket contained a quantity of lead—I took them both to the Philanthropic—I asked Burrows who sent him with it—he pointed to some buildings, and said, "I took it from there"—I took them both to the station.
CHARLES BURGESS GOFF (police-sergeant). I was with Atlee—Smith said, "I know nothing about the lead"—I had gone out for a cab for the chaplain of the Institution, saw Burrows, and ran after him to speak to him—I asked to see the chaplain, but found he had gone out in a cab, which Smith had fetched—the basket contained six pieces of sheet lead, and a piece of pipe; the sheet lead fitted the skylight frames, and the holes of the different nails where it had been wrenched from—I compared the—pipe; that fitted exactly.
ALEXANDER----(policeman, T 51). I was with Atlee and Goff—I took Smith; he said he kne wnothing about the lead—in going to the station he said he could prove he was only in Burrows' company five minutes—he then said, "You have not got me right; you did not see me take it."
CHARLES ANDREWS . I am a carpenter, in the employ of the Philanthropic Society. I employed the prisoners there—I cut this small piece of pipe from the force-pump at the chaplain's old house—it corresponds with this produced—it was formerly the society's property; it now belongs to Henry Newton and another, builders, and the sheet lead also.
HENRY NEWTON . I am a builder, in partnership with Benjamin Greedy. This lead belongs to me—I missed nine pieces.
SMITH— NOT GUILTY .
- [S281] Web: London, England, Proceedings of the Old Bailey and Ordinary's Accounts Index, 1674-1913.
796. JOSEPH BURROWS and THOMAS SMITH were again indicted for stealing 15 lbs. weight of lead, value 2s. 6d.; the property of the Presi dent, vice-president, and others, of the Philanthropic Society; to which
BURROWS pleaded GUILTY . Aged 17.— Transported for Seven Years.
CHARLES ANDREWS . I am a carpenter, in the employ of the Philanthropic Society—they are incorporated—I have not got the Act here.
SMITH— NOT GUILTY
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