| Description | Bill of indictment of Joseph Dobson otherwise George Haley, Thomas Flinn otherwise Joseph Mills otherwise Barraclough Mills, William Powell, Joseph Powell, Margaret Powell otherwise Elizabeth Smith and Mary Ann Powell otherwise Elizabeth Bennett for stealing one bag, one coat, one pair of boots, one pair of socks, two pairs of gloves, two silk handkerchiefs, two neckties, one collar, one nightcap, one comb, one boothook, one knife, one tape measure, one strap and two cloths, the property of William Rutson
Offence committed on 22 May 1866
Dobson/Haley had previously been convicted of felony at a Petty Sessions held at the borough of Bradford on 11 March 1864
Flinn/Mills had previously been convicted of felony at the Quarter Sessions for the West Riding held at Pontefract on 4 April 1864
Powell/Smith and Powell/Bennett had previously been convicted of felony at the Quarter Sessions for the West Riding held at Pontefract on 10 April 1865
Endorsed with names of witnesses and "true bill"
With certificate of conviction before two Justices of the Peace at the township of Bradford in the borough of Bradford in the West Riding on 11 March 1864 of George Haley of Bradford in the borough of Bradford for stealing one violin and one violin bow value £1 10s, the property of Isaac Keithley of the township of Bradford, at Bradford on 10 March 1864. Haley was sentenced to hard labour at the House of Correction at Wakefield in the West Riding for four calendar months. Certificate dated 18 June 1866
With certificate of conviction at the Quarter Sessions for the West Riding held at Pontefract on 4 April 1864 of Joseph Mills late of Wakefield in the West Riding and James Armitage for stealing one pair of boots, the property of James Smith, at the parish of Halifax on 28 March 1864. Mills, who had a previous conviction for felony, was sentenced to hard labour at the House of Correction at Wakefield for 12 calendar months. Certificate dated 18 June 1866
With certificate of conviction at the Quarter Sessions for the West Riding held at Pontefract on 10 April 1865 of Elizabeth Bennett late of Wakefield in the West Riding singlewoman and John Smith, Allen Lee, and Elizabeth Smith, for stealing 56 yards of cloth, the property of Richard Royston, at the parish of Keighley on 15 March 1865. Bennett, who had a previous conviction for felony, was sentenced to hard labour at the House of Correction at Wakefield for 12 calendar months. Certificate dated 18 June 1866
With certificate of conviction at the Quarter Sessions for the West Riding held at Pontefract on 10 April 1865 of Elizabeth Smith late of Wakefield in the West Riding singlewoman and John Smith, Allen Lee, and Elizabeth Bennett for stealing 56 yards of cloth, the property of Richard Royston, at the parish of Keighley on 15 March 1865. Smith, who had a previous conviction for felony, was sentenced to hard labour at the House of Correction at Wakefield for 12 calendar months. Certificate dated 18 June 1866 |