The Preston Chronicle
Saturday 22 October 1831
John Harper, 21, was charged with stealing sundry articles of machinery, brass-steps, &c. of Messrs. Massey and Co., at Habergham Eaves, and Christopher Harper, his brother. The prisoner John said he had received the articles from his brother who told him he had had them since he had given up his shop, two years before. Christopher had previously been convicted. They were both found guilty.
William Bury, charged with entering a dwelling house at Colne with intent to commit a felony, was told that an indictment would be preferred against him, and that he would be committed to Lancaster Castle for felony. Mr. John Addison, stated that the reason they could not make it out on the capital charge before, was, because they could not then prove that any thing had been stolen.
Thomas Smith, 15, pleaded guilty to stealing, in July last, a hand-vice, at Burnley, the property of his employer. -Three months' hard labour.
William Whittaker, Henry Ellis, and William Riding, were charged with stealing in the month of May last, at Colne, ten hens and one cock, the property of John Phillips. Riding pleaded guilty. Several witnesses giving Whittaker and Ellis good characters, Whittaker said that he did not know the fowls were stolen; that Riding had met him, told him he had exchanged some gears for some hens and if he would go with him to see them sold, he (riding) would be 1s. towards drink. The two prisoners were found guilty, but recommended to the mercy of the Court, on account of their previous good character. Dr. Brown said that the prisoner Riding was implicated in breaking an entry in the day time into the dwelling of John Duxbury, at Colne, along with a maan named Bury, who had escaped. Askwith, the constable of colne, being asked if he knew any thing of Riding, said "I can't say any thing in his favour." Chairman - Can you say any thing against him? Askwith - "No Sir." The Chairman said, that Riding had now been convicted with two persons younger than himself, and that he was included in an indictment for burglary, and had previously been convicted of a minor offence. (The prisoner denied being concerned in the burglary.) The sentence of the Court was that he should be transported for seven years.
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