Charles Laing

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Penny-Lyn Beale on 27th July 2021

Burials in the Parish of St David's in the year 1819 Name; Charles Lang ** as per register ** No; 349 When Died; 1819, 17 Sept When Buried; 1819, 20 Sept Age; 23 years Ship’s Name; Surrey Quality or profession. Convict - Verdict; Died by the visitation of God. By Whom Ceremony was preformed; R Knopwood

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Tony Beale on 2nd May 2020

Old Bailey online 174. CHARLES LAING was indicted for burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of John Mitchell , Esq . about the hour of five in the night of the 9th of January , with intent to steal, and burglariously stealing therein one coat, value 8s., and three handkerchiefs, value 3s., the property of Jacob Harding . AMELIA HARDING . My husband's name is Jacob; he is coachman to John Mitchell, Esq. who lives at No. 42. Charles-street, Cavendish-square. The stables are behind the house, and connected with it - They are No. 42, Lambeth-mews ; my husband was not in town at the time of the robbery, and I and my children slept in the room over the stable. On the night of Friday, the 9th of January last, the witness, Carr, came to Ogle-mews, where I was, and called me, I went to the stable and did not miss anything at first, but afterwards I missed the coat in question, from a box, and the handkerchiefs. I had been at the stable, and left all safe about four o'clock that afternoon; I did not miss the things until after the prisoner had been taken. AMELIA HARDING . I am the daughter of the last witness. I locked up the stable, and left all safe; the things had all been taken from different boxes. JOHN CARR . I am groom to Mr. Badewell, Queen-street, May Fair. I went to the prosecutor's stable to ask for the coachman's son, and saw a light up stairs; as soon as I touched the door it flew open, I went in, and saw two men on the stairs - I could see them by the light that was above; I came out directly, they shut the door after me and bolted it. I went to a coachman, who was at a stable on the opposite side, and told him; he went and listened at the door, and heard the latch go, we then went up a little further, and two men came out, one of whom was the prisoner, he passed by me, but I did not speak to him. They ran off. WILLIAM SCRUTON . I was in the mews on the night in question, and saw two men come out of Mr. Mitchell's stable-the prisoner was one of them. I pursued him, and caught him before he had got out of my sight. JOHN PETTIT . I am a coachman. I was in Lambethmews on the night in question, and heard a cry of, Stop thief! I came down stairs directly, and saw the young man secured. I picked up the property on Mr. Mitchell's dung-heap-the prisoner must have ran past that dungheap in endeavouring to make his escape. GUILTY. Aged 21. Height 5' 7 1/4" Calling : book seller Of Stealing only . Transported for Seven Years . First Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Justice Abbott. Tasmanian libraries Gaol record 8/6/1819 drunk and disorderly 1 week for the govenor in his own time The Hobart Town Gazette and Southern Reporter (Tas. : 1816 - 1821) Sat 18 Sep 1819 Page 1 A Coroner's Inquest sat this afternoon on the body of an unfortunate man named Charles Lang, who died suddenly yesterday at noon. It appeared from the testimony of the evidence, that the deceased, who recently arrived in the Colony, had gone to bed apparently in good health on Thursday evening, and after having been asleep a few hours, was seized with most alarming fits, in which melancholy situation the poor sufferer continued till he breathed his last at 12 o'clock on the day following. Verdict - Died by the Visitation of God.