The Preston Guardian Saturday April 12 1845
Quarter Sessions
John Tattersall, Mary Campbell, and Margaret Cliff, (not in the calendar) were charged with stealing from the person of Wm. Travers, at Burnley, on the 7th of April, four shillings and fivepence. Mr. Whigham conducted the prosecution. Mr Addeson appeared for the prisoner Tattersall. Wm. Travers, on being called, stated that he was a painter, and resided at Burnley; was, on Monday night last,in Cannon-street, in Burnley, in company with two soldiers. They heard a cry of murder proceeding from a house, and he (witness) boldly rushed in, and saw the prisoner Tattersall, assisted by the two female prisoners, holding a gentleman down on the floor. Told them not to murder him, if they robbed him. The gentleman got up, took up his hat and went away. When the gentleman had gone, the two women ordered witness to go away. He refused to do so until he saw more about it, and was attacked by the woman Campbell with a poker, shovel, and brush. One of the women then said go and fetch Jack. Jack had gone away a short time before the gentleman. Jack came and up with his fist, and knocked witness down. The two women, when he was down, held him; and, during the scuffle, his pocket was rifled of one half-crown, one shilling pence, sixpence, and five-pence in copper. Could not say which of them put their hand in his pocket. He called out "murder!" and a policeman came. The prisoner (Tattersall) had him on the ground at the time. His pocket was torn, and his money taken out. He told the constable he had been robbed of four shillings and five-pence, and charged the prisoners with taking it. Thomas Green, a private in the 56th regiment, deposed to being with the last witness, on Monday night last, and accompanying him to his lodgings, where he saw him give his landlady three half-crowns to take care of. He asked for one of them back, which, with some moeny he had in his hand, amounted to four shillings and five-pence. He (witness) afterwards went to the house in Cannon-street, where he saw Tattersall holding Travers down, and the two women standing near him. Sykes, a special constable, at Burnley, also deposed to seeing the prosecutor on the ground, and the prisoner Tattersall having hold of his neckcloth. The jury returned a verdict of not guilty, the evidence not being conclusive as to which of the three had stolen the money.
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