Lancaster Lent Assizes August 25^th 1815

The following prisoners have already been tried:

Peter GRIMSHAW, charged with having stolen divers Bank of England notes, from H.B. Hollinshead at Liverpool

John OSGETHORP, charged with having broken the warehouse of J KENWORTHY at Liverpool and with having stole therein, divers Bank of England notes – Guilty

John COLLINS, charged with having stolen divers Bank of England notes from P MACNAMARA and D DONNELLY, at Liverpool – ten months hard labour in the House of Correction

Stephen LENNON, charged with having robbed J HARTKOP on the King’s-highway at Liverpool – fourteen years transportation

James TURLEY, charged with having broken the Dwelling-house of R WOODWARD, at Liverpool aforesaid – seven years transportation

Soloman lane, charged with stealing a gold watch from J BRAITHWAITE at Liverpool – Guilty

Martha STANDISH, charged with stealing five Bank notes, value £5 and other articles, the proerty of W WARBURTON, her master – Guilty but recommended to mercy by the Jury and Prosecutor

Edmund STOTT and Samuel DEAN, charged with having stolen at Manchester, a bay gelding the property of the Duke of Bridgewater’s trustees – Guilty

Thomas SPENCE charged with having stolen two mares belonging to J RAINFORD at LATHOM – Guilty

William PRICE charged with having broken  and entered the dwelling house of C HOPWOOD at Heap – Guilty

Isaac CHAPMAN, charged with having robbed S RIDGEWAY on the King’s Highway at Barton-upon-irwell – Guilty

Richard HARRISON and Roger HARRISON charged with having broken the dwelling house of J COTTAM, Charnock Richard; also with having robbed P RUTTER on the King’s Highway at Charnock Richard aforesaid

Joseph LOWOOD for assaulting E BERTENSHAW, at Ashton-under-line and stealing from her a silk bonnet – Imprisoned twelve months and pillored

Thomas TURNER and Richard BRESKELL for having sent a letter to John CALVERT at Preston, threatening to accuse him of an unnatural crime with a view to extort the sum of £200 –Imprisoned two years

Eleanor MOORE for uttering to T Dixon at Liverpool, a counterfeit sixpence and having in her possession a large quantity of counterfeit shillings and sixpences – Guilty

Samuel LEACH for  stealing three halters from T SMITH at Heaton NORRIS –Guilty

John HOLLAND  for killing and slaying M BERRY at Orrel –Imprisoned for six months

W MADDOCK for bigamy Imprisoned 1 month

Abraham STOTT for stealing at Manchester, a bay gelding, the property of the Duke of Bridgewater’s trustees – Aquitted

Sarah Williams for stealing seven Bank of England notes from T EDDLESTONE at Liverpool – no bill

James BENSON for killing J FAIRCLOUGH at Claughton – no bill

There were 125 causes entered for trial in the Nisi prips Court

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