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Old Bailey Online THOMAS JONES. CORNELIOUS CONNER. Theft; theft from a specified place. 10th May 1815. Text type Trial account Defendants THOMAS JONES, CORNELIOUS CONNER Offences Theft > Theft from place Session Date 10th May 1815 Reference Number t18150510-70 Verdicts Guilty, Guilty Punishments Transportation 661. THOMAS JONES and CORNELIOUS CONNER were indicted for feloniously stealing, on the 2nd of May , one copper, value 6 s. the property of James Pearce , and affixed to his building . JAMES PEARCE . I am a chandler . Q. Where do you live - A. No. 12, Pnacras-street, Tottenham-court-road . Q. When did you loose your copper - A. On the 2nd of May, it was fixed in the washhouse; it was taken about five in the morning. Q. Why do you accuse the prisoner - A. A young woman who lives a few doors from me, came and called me, by knocking at my room door, and asked me if I had my copper; I told her, yes. She said, I had better get up, for there was two men gone up the passage with a copper. Q. Is the washhouse a part of your dwelling - A. Yes. I got out of bed, and put part of my clothes on therein, and pursued them into Newstone-square, on to Tavistock-square, into Russell-square, and stept up to Conner, I caught hold of him with the copper on his head; he threw the copper of his head; I secured him. Q. Where is the copper - A. This is the copper. Q. He had it on his head - A. Yes, and Jones run away. - . On the 2nd of May, a few minutes before five, as I was going to work, I saw two men, the prisoners at the bar, looking at the door; I stood three doors from Pancras-street; Conner was standing in Little Pancras-street, and then he crossed over, and presently I saw him with the copper on his head; I called Mr. Pearce, and asked him if he had the copper in his washhouse, for I was afraid it was gone. Prisoner Jones. Q. Did you see me speak to Conner - A. I did not. SAMUEL ROBERTS . I am a constable. The copper was brought to me. Q. To Mr. Pearce. Is that your property - A. I am sure it is mine. Jones's Defence. As I was walking along, that gentleman came up to me. Conner's Defence. All I have got to say is, I know nothing of the man. JONES, GUILTY , aged 24. CONNER, GUILTY , aged 37. Transported for Seven Years . First Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Recorder.