Elizabeth Pindard

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Maureen Withey on 1st May 2023

Colonial Secretary Index. PINDARD, Elizabeth. Per "Mary Anne", 1822 1822 Jun 5 On list of convicts disembarked at Hobart from the "Mary Anne" (Reel 6009; 4/3505 p.386) -------------------------------------------------------------- List of 45 Female convicts disembarked at Hobart Town from ship Mary Anne. Elizabeth Pindard, tried Surrey Assizes, 1 Mar 1821, 7 years. ------------------------------------------------------------------ SURREY SESSIONS. MONDAY, MARCH 5. FOR RECEIVING STOLEN GOODS. - James Pindard was indicted for feloniously receiving some wearing apparel, and a considerable quantity of household property belonging to Mr. R. Ramsden, a tradesman residing at Norwood. Elizabeth Pindard, the wife of the prisoner, had been convicted on Saturday of having stolen the property in question front the house of the prosecutor, where she had lived for a considerable time, sometimes as a weekly servant, and sometimes as a chair-woman. Property had been continually missed during her services there, and at length suspicion felt upon her, and stolen property to an amount that surprised the prosecutor, was found in her possession. The offence had been continued under circumstances of a very aggravated nature, and the court sentenced her to be transported seven years. It was for receiving the property so stolen knowingly, that the husband , was now tried. Hammond, a constable, produced a variety of property which he had found. Mrs. Ramsden, the wife of the prosecutor, identified a considerable portion of the property found upon the prisoner, part of which she she proved to have been stolen, and part of it had been taken away by some robbers who broke into the house. Mr. Turton, the counsel for the prisoner, contended, that there was much of the property for which the prisoner was now indicted for having feloniously received, knowing it to have been stolen, which had not been identified at the trial of the principal ; he had, therefore, he contended, a right to prove that the evidence in that case did not warrant the general verdict which had been given of guilty. court asked the counsel what evidence he had to prove his statement ? , Mr. Timm' said, that as he must have the best evidence that the nature of the case would admit, he should propose to examine the worthy chairman himself, and call upon him to produce his notes of the trial. The chairman said, that he had very little recollection of the evidence distinct from his notes but he had never heard before of a Judge being called upon to be examined before himself. The bench consulted upon the application, which it appeared they did not think ought to be acceded to; but some persons present . having stated that the learned counsel was misinformed upon the fact, and that the property in question had been identified, he did not press his application. The prisoner and his wife were also convicted upon a second indictment for robbing the house of Hr. Holloway, a person in the same neighbourhood. The Chairman in sentence, observed that he had never seen an instance of persons' escaping detection during so long continued a course of crime. He then proceeded to sentence the husband, James Pindard, for receiving the goods stolen by his wife, to 14 years' transportation, and for stealing the goods of Mr. Holloway the two prisoners were sentenced to be transported for seven years each, to commence at the expiration of their former sentences. British Neptune, 12 March 1821.