Charles Brenton

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Tony Beale on 7th February 2021

Old Bailey Online 990. CHARLES BRETON was indicted for stealing, on the 30th of August , two coats, value 1 l.; one pair of trowsers, value 5 s.; one waistcoat, value 2 s., and one shirt, value 2 s., the goods of Edward Haarnack ; one jacket, value 5 s.; one waistcoat, value 2 s., and one pair of trowers, value 4 s., the goods of Christian Haarnack ; one jacket, value 5 s., and one pair of trowsers, the goods of Henry Haarnack ; and one sheet, value 2 s., the goods of Sarah Haarnack , in the dwelling-house of Mary Langley . SARAH HAARNACK . I live in Mary Langley 's house, at St. Pancras . On the 30th of August I lost my son's clothes out of my drawers. I found the drawers open about eleven o'clock, and saw the things at Marlborough-street in about an hour. ANN MORRIS . I live at Langley's house, in the next room to the prosecutrix. She went out about eleven o'clock, and left me the key to attend to her child, which was asleep in her room. I went into the kitchen, came up in about twenty minutes, and found her door open. I pushed her door, somebody pushed against it, the prisoner then came out, and knocked me down. I screamed out, he got down stairs into the street, and threw a black silk handkerchief down in the passage. I ran after him, and my father, William Clark , pursued and brought him back. I am sure he is the man; I never lost sight of him till I shewed him to my father. I went into the room, and found all the things tied up on the drawers, ready to be taken away. WILLIAM CLARK . My daughter pointed the prisoner out, I pursued and brought him back. He said he was not the man, my daughter said he was. I found the shirt in his hat. THOMAS RICHARDS . The prisoner was given into my charge - he said he did it through distress. (Property produced and sworn to.) GUILTY . Aged 40. Of stealing to the value of 39 s. only. Transported for Seven Years . First Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Justice Best.