| Description | Bill of indictment of George Stedman otherwise called George Stewart for obtaining £1 in money from Emma Bunn wife of John Bunn of Middlesbrough by falsely pretending that he was working for Lewis and Scott decorators, who were well known in the town of Middlesbrough, and that he needed a sovereign for some gold leaf for some decoration work, and that by sending to London for it he would save £5
On a separate occasion Stedman/Stewart obtained 10s in money from Emma Bunn by falsely pretending that he had a box at the railway station which he wanted to collect
Offences committed on 13 April 1876 and 15 April 1876
Endorsed with names of witnesses and "true bill" |