I am impressed, Angela. How does James Cribb get two months in prison AND a private whipping.... kinky! Catriona On 18/08/2008, at 7:49 PM, Peter & Angela McMurtry wrote: > Hampshire Telegraph > > 20 April 1844 > > William Barnabas CASSFORD, committed to trial for theft of a > watch , waist coat and 2 hankerchiefs belonging to Wm GREENHAM, 12 > months hard labour > > Mr GLADWIN, publican at West Cowes fined 40s for having his house > open during Divine service on Good Friday > > John RICKMAN, theft of 2 silver watches property of Harry SHAW, 7 > years transportation > > Thomas RIDING, theft of 24 pounds of weighted lead, 6m hard labour > > Malcom HARVEY, theft of 2 fowls, 3 months in prison > > James CASSFORD, theft of elm timber , 4 months hard labour > > James CRIBB, theft of 11 pounds weight of fat, 2 months in prison > and once privately whipped > > Eliza SMITH, for being idle and keeping a disorderly house ( this > could apply to my neighbour) in Newport, 3 months hard labour > > George FLUX, theft of 8 bushels of oats and 1 sack of beans, I month > hard labour > > > Hampshire Telegraph 10 July 1847 > > William DRAKE, a young man from Calbourne brought up for final > examination charged with theft upwards of 100 sovereigns, from the > dwelling house of of Mrs JUPE, on sunday morning the 6th June during > Divine service. The charged left a watch behind in the said drawer > wher ethe money was taken from and a 5 pound note. The defrendant > was scene by several persons gpoing towards the complainants > house, it is well known he has lived 2 years without any apparent > means, suspicions were soon afloat as to the probability of who was > the likely thief. In a day or two he absconded, and through a > descritpion in the police gazette, he was apprehended at > Southampton, in company with two streee nymphs. Only a few > shillings were found on him, no evidence was elicited to induce the > Bench to commit him to trial. > > John WILLIAMS a tramp, theft of a pair of boots , George HAYTES > theft of a copper, Cecilia WICKER theft of four shifts and Jane > DRUDGE , for knowlingly recieving one shift well knowing the same > had been stolen, James CRIBB stealing divers monies - 7 years > transportation each > > George BALL , imprisoned for stealing money on 3 seperate > occasions , 1 year in prison > > Henry CHESELL , theft of a bottle of whiskey , 6m in prison > > William WILSON & William TAYLOR theft of a frock ( cross > dressing ? :-) ) 4 months in prison > > Thomas NOYCE fpor stealing divers monies 3 months in prison ( not > transportation like James Cribb above) > > Charles COOPER and Henry MAYBEE, stealing a silver snuff box , 3 > months prison > > Angela > > > > > > > > > Never try to teach a pig to sing; it wastes your time and it annoys > the pig. > > All mail scanned with AVAST 2008 > No trees were killed in the sending of this message, > but a large number of electrons were terribly inconvenienced > > > > ************************************** > You can contact the Isle of Wight List Administrator by emailing: > [email protected] > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message Catriona and Bruce Williamson [email protected]