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30 May 2007, 7:37 pm

http://www.oldbaileyonline.org/

I read about this in a magazine... all the microfiched proceedings of The Old Bailey are now online and searchable. On this day in 1715, four men broke into ahouse and stole 17 cheeses!

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Henry Cockale , Richard Clare , Robert Andrews , John Wilkinson , Mary Cockale , Mary Wilkinson , and Margaret Collins , of the Parish of Stepney, were indicted, the Men as Principals, and the Women as Accessaries after the Fact, for breaking the Dwelling house of Francis Roberts , and stealing thence 17 Cheeses, value 50 s. on the 31st of May last. It was sworn, That the Cellar-Plank was broke between 11 and 12 a Clock in the Night, and the Cheeses taken away. That Collins being seen in the Street with 2 Cheeses under her Arm, was suspected, and follow'd to her Room, where almost all the Cheeses were found, and all the Prisoners, with one more, who becoming an Evidence, swore, That he and the four Men-Prisoners broke the Cellar, Stole the Cheeses, and carry'd them to Collin's Room, who sold some of them knowing them to be stole; whereupon the Jury found all the Men guilty of Burglary, and Collins Accessary ; but the other two were acquitted .

They were a second time indicted for breaking the House of Thomas Alan , on the 19th of May last, in the Night-time , and stealing thence 8 Stone of Beef . The Prosecutor swore that his Cellar was broke, and he lost the Beef out of his Powdring-Tub ; and an Accomplice swore the Men-Prisoners and he did the Fact, and carry'd the Beef to Collin's, who sold part of it for 2 d. a Pound; whereupon they were found guilty as before.

Cockale, was a third time indicted for breaking the House of George Stabler , and stealing thence 7 Pair of Flaxen Sheets , on the 8th of November, in the 11th Year of the late Queen: But the Jury not being satisfy'd with the evidence, he was acquitted .

[Henry Cockale, Richard Clare, Robert Andrews, John Wilkinson: Death. See summary.]

[Margaret Collins: Branding. See summary.]


Punishment was harsh 8O back then 8O.



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30 May 2007, 8:29 pm

Cheeses christ!
Looks like that is before they started transporting to Australia.


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31 May 2007, 2:25 pm

Just had to plug in 'piracy' ! ! Fascinating stuff!!

This country really went to hell when we outlawed public executions.
Wonderful teachable moment.
"See that man Johnny, he stole cheeses, and now he's being hanged."
Scared the little ones straight, it did.


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31 May 2007, 3:31 pm

The death penalty is hardly a deterrent. I don't know about the UK, but they've done studies that show here that it doesn't reduce crime or capital crime.
If it had served as a deterrent, then they wouldn't have been leaning to abandon it so much and they wouldn't have filled two continents with Britain's finest, innit?!



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31 May 2007, 4:32 pm

Where'd all this deterrent nonsense come from?
If yer mad as a March Hare, then nuthin' will deter you, willit?

It just makes for fine entertainment, and a good object lesson for the children.


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31 May 2007, 5:17 pm

What manner of beastliness is this rude villainy?



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31 May 2007, 7:49 pm

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Scared the little ones straight, it did.


I took this as a reference to the deterrent claim.



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31 May 2007, 10:08 pm

KimJ, I think prof pretorious is joking! :lol: Though it reminds me of a biography I read recently of Hans Christian Anderson; one of his headmasters had the wonderful idea of bringing his class to a public execution where three people were beheaded.



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31 May 2007, 11:14 pm

You have that biography?! !! ! OMG! which one, My Life as a Fairy Tale or the HCA: A New Life by Jens Andersen? I have both. I had to order them from Amazon because when I asked about them at the B & N, they said those books "were for scholars". :lol: 8O

Poor Hans, it upset him so.



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31 May 2007, 11:16 pm

Prof_Pretorius wrote:
Where'd all this deterrent nonsense come from?
If yer mad as a March Hare, then nuthin' will deter you, willit?

It just makes for fine entertainment, and a good object lesson for the children.


Fine entertainment indeed :lol:


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01 Jun 2007, 1:02 pm

Check out the latest "Pirates" movie from Disney!! ! Opening sequence will curl yer toes.
"The right to representation, SUSPENDED ! !"

At least these sad folk had their day in court in the old Bailey.
Makes me nostalgic, it does... (wipes a tear)


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