Charles Miles

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Penny-Lyn Beale on 16th July 2024

1866 - DIED; 24 June 1866. Free by Servitude. Interred in the General Hospital Hobart - Pauper Internment On Cert of Coroner

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Maureen Withey on 20th February 2021

Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 8.0, 20 February 2021), January 1820, trial of CHARLES MILES (t18200112-64). CHARLES MILES, Theft > burglary, 12th January 1820. 272. CHARLES MILES was indicted for burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of James Alexander , about seven o'clock in the night of the 10th of January , at St. Luke, with intent to steal, and burglariously stealing therein, one tea-caddy, value 10 s.; one looking-glass, value 20 s., and one thimble, value 2 s., his property . MARY ALEXANDER . I am the wife of James Alexander ;we live at No. 2, West-place, Bath-street, City-road, St. Luke's ; he keeps the whole house. Last Monday evening these things were in the parlour, the glass hung in the room, the tea-caddy was on a table under the glass, and the thimble on the mantle-piece. Between six and seven o'clock in the evening, after dark, a knock came at the door, my sister-in-law went to the door, I heard a cry of thieves, went into the parlour in a minutes, and missed these things - the looking-glass was only taken from its place, and put on a chair by the window, which was up, and the blinds open. I had seen them in the parlour an an hour or two before. The tea-caddy was worth 10 s. The parlour-window was shut, and the shutters shut outside, but not fastened. I did not see the shutters shut, but about half-past five o'clock I saw the window close down - I do not think that it was fastened, it was then dark; the things were then safe, and the looking-glass hanging up. The officer produced my thimble. THOMAS BRADFORD . I am a constable. I was on duty in John's-row, and as we came to the prosecutrix's window, about a quarter before seven o'clock, a woman cried out "There is somebody jumped out of the window." I went immediately to the window, a man stood there, whom I thought belonged to the woman; he pulled the prisoner out of the window, and said, "You rascal, here is one of them;" he was in the parlour. The man then ran away. The prisoner ran to the paling, and five or six people secured him, while we pursued the man. On my return I searched him, and found this thimble at his feet, it dropped from him. JOHN TWEEDY . I am a constable. I was with Bradford; his account his perfectly correct. I found the glass on the chair. (Property produced and sworn to.) Prisoner's Defence. I was walking along, kicked the thimble, picked it up, and put it into my pocket, it fell out of my pocket as it had a hole in it. I was not in the house. GUILTY . - DEATH . Aged 15. Second Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Justice Holroyd. -------------------------------------------------- National Archives. Criminal Petitions. HO 17/2/411821 Apr Prisoner name: Charles Miles. Prisoner age: About 15. Court and date of trial: [Not stated]. Crime: [Not stated]. Initial sentence: [Transportation]. Petitioner(s): Joseph Miles, the convict's father, undersigned by Mary Alexander, prosecutrix. Grounds for clemency: Led astray; first offence; has a weak constitution; good behaviour on hulk; asks for him to remain there. Additional Information: On board the York. The convict is from White Cross Street, St Luke, Middlesex.