| Description | Bill of indictment of John Sharp for stealing 32 pounds weight of lead, the property of Edward Swainston Strangewayes
Offence committed on 12 August 1870
Sharp had previously been convicted of felony at the Quarter Sessions held at Northallerton on 14 October 1862
Endorsed with names of witnesses and "true bill"
With certificate of conviction at the Quarter Sessions held at Northallerton on 14 October 1862 of John Shaw otherwise called John Sharp late of the House of Correction at Northallerton for stealing one sack, two pecks of potatoes, and seven ounces of onions, the property of James Noble. Shaw/Sharp was sentenced to solitary confinement for one calendar month followed by hard labour for five calendar months at the House of Correction at Northallerton. Certificate dated 13 October 1870 |