| Description | Bill of indictment of James Watkins otherwise called James Munroe for stealing two cloth coats, three cloth vests, two pairs of cloth trousers, and two diaper towels, the property of John Allen
Includes indictment of Watkins/Monroe for receiving the stolen goods
Offences committed on 2 September 1879
Watkins/Monroe had previously been convicted of felony at the Quarter Sessions held at Northallerton on 27 June 1876
Endorsed with names of witnesses and "true bill"
With certificate of conviction at the Quarter Sessions held at Northallerton on 27 June 1876 of James Munroe for breaking into the dwelling house of Robert Frank and stealing one bottle of champagne, one bottle of orange quinine wine, four pounds weight of gingerbread, and one razor, the property of the said Robert Frank, at the township of Allerston on 6 May 1876. Munroe, who had a previous conviction for felony, was sentenced to hard labour at the House of Correction at Northallerton for nine months and then to police supervision for five years. Certificate dated 11 October 1879 |