| Description | Bill of indictment of Charles Adams otherwise called William Simpson for stealing one leather purse containing a deposit note with the York City and County Bank at Thirsk for £16 10s, one half-sovereign in gold, four shillings, one sixpence, three threepenny pieces in silver and 31/2d in copper , the property of Henry Masterman, and taken from the person of Rachel Masterman
Includes indictment of Charles Adams otherwise called William Simpson for receiving the stolen goods
Adams/Simpson had previously been convicted of felony at a Petty Sessional court held at the Town Hall in the borough of Leeds on 8 January 1886
Offences committed on 9 May 1887
Endorsed with names of witnesses and "true bill"
With certificate of conviction at a Petty Sessional court held at the Town Hall in the borough of Leeds on 8 January 1886 of William Simpson for stealing one purse and 15s, total value16s, the property of John Woolley, and taken from the person of Emma Woolley on 26 December 1885 at the borough of Leeds. Simpson was sentenced to hard labour at the prison at Leeds for two calendar months. Certificate dated 8 June 1887 |