Elizabeth Capps

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D Wong on 14th May 2020

1824: Married Thomas Frost (Baring 1819) at St. Phillips, Sydney.

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Vicki Osborn on 14th May 2020

Freckled complexion, hazel eyes and dark brown hair. 5' tall. Assigned to C.P.N. Wilton, 1843 Ticket of Leave: 28th August, 1838, Paterson [38/1378] Cancelled 21st Jan, 1843, Maitland Cancelled 31st Jan, 1843, Newcastle. Cancelled 22nd May, 1846, Paterson [46/764] Granted 6th October, Liverpool [47/749] Conditional Pardon: 9th August, 1852 [52/241] Application to marry: Thomas Frost (Baring) 2nd March, 1824, Sydney. Marriage to Thomas Frost 24th Mar,1824, CE, St Phillips, Sydney.[342/1824V18243428] [3327/1824V18243327 3B] Died abt 21st September, 1865 after a fall from a cliff at the Domain, Sydney.

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Vicki Osborn on 14th May 2020

Protestant. Freckled complexion, hazel eyes and dark brown hair. Ticket of Leave: 28th August, 1838, Paterson [38/1378] Cancelled 21st Jan, 1843, Maitland. Cancelled 31st Jan, 1843, Newcastle. Cancelled 22nd May, 1846, Paterson [46/764][36] Granted 6th October, Liverpool [47/749]

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Ron Garbutt on 22nd March 2020

Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 8.0, 22 March 2020), July 1822, trial of ELIZABETH CAPPS CATHERINE CARROLL MARY SMITH (t18220703-30). ELIZABETH CAPPS, CATHERINE CARROLL, MARY SMITH, Violent Theft > highway robbery, 3rd July 1822. 1019. ELIZABETH CAPPS , CATHERINE CARROLL , and MARY SMITH , were indicted for feloniously assaulting Joseph Read , on the 16th of June , on the King's highway, at St. Clement Danes, putting him in fear, and taking from his person, and against his will, one half-crown, one shilling, and one sixpence , his property. JOSEPH READ . I am a carpenter , and live at Pentonville. On the 16th of June, about a quarter before nine o'clock in the morning, I was in Drury-lane, at the end of Wellington-place, nearly opposite the Theatre. I was going to Chancery-lane, and at the corner of Wellington-place , as I passed by, the prisoner Capps seized me by the waistcoat; the other two prisoners were up the passage, standing about two yards behind her; she forced her other hand into my right-hand waistcoat pocket, and took out one half-crown, one shilling, and a sixpence. When she collared me she pulled me off the pavement into Wellington-place foreibly, and at that moment Smith hit me in the eye with her fist; this was at the very time that Capps put her hand into my pocket. I cannot swear to Carroll. The blow knocked me down. I was not in liquor. When I rose I saw Nicholls, and ordered him to fetch a constable. Scott came. I knew neither of the prisoners before; I had not spoken to them, nor they to me. I seized Capps as soon as I got up, and held her till Scott came - I gave her in his charge. Prisoner Capps. Q. Was you not up all that morning drinking with a female - A. No; I had come from East-lane, Mary-le-bone. I do not believe that I spoke to any female. Smith gave her name as Carroll at the watch-house. Prisoner SMITH. Q. Did I not interfere, and take your hand out of this woman's hair - A. No. JOHN VENTOM . I live opposite Wellington-place. On the 16th of June, about nine o'clock, I saw a terrible confusion - Carroll and Smith were beating the prosecutor with their fists - I did not see how it began. I got between them. The prosecutor had hold of Capps, and said he was robbed - they were swearing and beating him; he held her till the officer came - he appeared sober. JOHN SCOTT . I was called; I found a mob, and the prosecutor holding Capps by the arms; he gave charge of her for robbing him. I took the other two about twenty minutes after, the fighting was over when I got there. He said in Capps's presence that he was robbed of 4 s., a half-crown, and 6 d.; she denied having any money, but at the watch-house I found half-a-crown in her hand; she threw it down on the bench when I was going to search her. The prosecutor was very much smeared with blood, which came from his nose; he had a black eye, and his head was beat; he did not appear the least tipsy. I saw Carroll and Smith round there when I went up. BENJAMIN SMITH . I live in White Hart-yard; I assisted in getting the prosecutor from the women. Capps was holding him by the collar, pulling him about; he was all over blood. NATILAN NATHAN . I live near Wellington-court. OnSunday morning, the 16th of June, I stood at my door, and saw Read come down towards the court, and another girl, (neither of the prisoners) had laid hold of him by the arm; and as he walked by the court she shoved him up the court. Capps who stood under the archway immediately came up, and put her hand in his waistcoat pocket; I did not see her touch him before that. The prosecutor said, "I will not be robbed, and will not let you go;" he held her by the hand. While he was wrestling with her, the other two prisoners came down the court towards him; one of them cried, "Let her go;" he said he would not; and one of them said, "If you do not, we will knock your b - y head off." The other two came up after her hand was in his pocket. SAMUEL ROBSON . I was standing at my house in Drury-lane, and, hearing a noise, went out; I saw the prosecutor dragged out of the court, all streaming in blood - he had hold of Capps, and said, "You shall not go till I get my money. I saw the other prisoners there." JOSEPH READ re-examined. I saw no woman till I saw Capps, that I recollect - one might be walking by my side, but Capps stood at the entrance of the passage, and fixed on me. I was knocked down so immediately, that I hardly knew what was done at first. Capps's hand was in my pocket at the time Smith gave me the blow. CAPPS'S Defence. I was coming down the court - this man was coming down with another female; he took my cap off, and put it in his pocket, struck me, and asked me for drink - I had half-a-crown in my hand - the other woman went away; and when I refused to give him drink, he said I had robbed him of 4 s. These women seeing him ill-use me, came up, and he struck them. SMITH's Defence. Carroll and I were sitting at our door, and seeing a crowd at the end of the court, we went up, and the prosecutor was holding this woman. I said, "Do not ill-use her - take her to the watch-house, if she has done wrong." CARROLL'S Defence. I told him not to ill-use the woman. CAPPS - GUILTY - DEATH . Aged 23. CARROLL - NOT GUILTY . SMITH - NOT GUILTY . First Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Justice Burrough. https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/print.jsp?div=t18220703-30