| Description | Bill of indictment of Thomas Halen otherwise called John Taylor for breaking into the dwelling house of Tom Todd at the township of Tunstall and stealing one black cloth coat, one black cloth vest, one pair of grey trousers, one large muffler, one pair of gold sleeve links, and one pocket handkerchief value £1, the property of the said Tom Todd
Offence committed on 1 July 1879
Halen/Taylor had previously been convicted of felony at a Petty Sessions held at Chester le Street in county Durham on 9 July 1879
Endorsed with names of witnesses and "true bill"
With certificate of conviction before two Justices of the Peace at Chester le Street on 9 July 1879 of Thomas Halen for stealing one pair of boots, the property of Ellis Scarfe, at the parish of Chester le Street on 3 July 1879. Halen was sentenced to hard labour at the prison at Durham for one calendar month. Certificate dated 7 October 1879 |