| Description | Bill of indictment of James Newton for stealing one skirt, the property of Martha Scott
Offence committed on 2 June 1871
Newton had previously been convicted of felony at a Petty Sessions for the town and county of Newcastle upon Tyne held on 26 November 1866
Endorsed with names of witnesses and "true bill"
With certificate of conviction at a Petty Sessions for the town and county of Newcastle upon Tyne held on 29 December 1865 of James Newton for stealing one pocket book value 2s, the property of Joseph Robinson and taken from his person, at the parish of St Nicholas in the town and county of Newcastle upon Tyne on 26 December 1865. Newton was sentenced to hard labour at the House of Correction at Newcastle upon Tyne for four calendar months. Certificate not dated
With certificate of conviction by two Justices of the Peace at Newcastle upon Tyne on 26 November 1866 of James Newton for stealing one pair of boots value 4s, the property of William Watson, at the parish of St Nicholas in the town and county of Newcastle upon Tyne on 23 November 1866. Newton was sentenced to hard labour at the House of Correction at Newcastle upon Tyne for three calendar months. Certificate not dated |