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John Rogers was transported on the Earl Spencer, departing 30th Apr 1813 and arriving 9th Oct 1813 with 203 passengers.
Built 1803, London - Thames, 672 ton required 56 crew and mounted with 16 guns.
Earl Spencer (generic)References
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 87, Class and Piece Number HO11/2, Page Number 96 |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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Colonial Secretary Index. ROGERS, John. Per "Earl Spencer", 1813 1813 Oct 14 On list of convicts disembarked from "Earl Spencer" & forwarded to William Cox at Windsor for distribution (Reel 6002; 4/3491 p.560) 1825 Aug 27 On list of convicts employed by John Howe of Windsor; from Oct 1813 to Dec 1814 when he drowned (Reel 6064; 4/1787 p.120a)
Tried at the Old Bailey, 16 Sept 1812. 757. JOHN ROGERS was indicted for feloniously stealing, on the 17th of September , a wrapper, value 1 s. and twenty-eight yards of worsted cord, value 5 l. 10 s. the property of Walter Pickerton , Francis Hepdon , and Walter Hepdon , in the dwelling-house of Walter Pickerton . WALTER PICKERTON . I am a warehouseman in Cateaton-street, Cheapside . My partners names are Francis Hepdon and Walter Hepdon. The prisoner was our porter . Q. Have you a man of the name of Richard Gegg - A. Yes. Q. Did Gegg and the prisoner come to your house on the morning of the 17th of September - A. They did. About seven o'clock in the morning, one of my men servants let them in, and I gave them the key of the warehouse, and I went into King-street. I returned in about ten minutes there, with a customer, and on my going into the warehouse, I observed Rogers skewering a wrapper which I supposed contained straw. Q. Is straw one of the perquisites that you allow to your porters - A. It is; I let him finish what he was about; after he had skewered it up, he threw it on a pack of calico. I thought then it was straw only. He went down stairs about his work; and when he was gone, suspicion came across my mind. I looked into it. I took it from where he put it, and trod upon it; and heard the sound of paper. I opened it, and found a piece of worsted cord wrapped up in paper in the centre of the straw. Q. What is the length of it - A. Twenty-eight yards three quarters, the value of it is 6 l. The prisoner was not there when I opened it. I put the goods where it was before, upon the pack of calico. I called him, and told him to call Gegg, the other porter. They both came up. I then asked the prisoner what there was in that straw. I then called the other porter, Gegg, to look at the straw in the prisoner's presence, from whence he pulled the piece of worsted cord. The prisoner seeing it, he then asked for mercy. He said, it was the first piece that ever he had stolen. I told him it was the first piece that ever we had found, and asked him, how many more he had taken. He said, it was the first, and asked for mercy. I told him he must be punished, and placed the other porter between him and the door, to prevent him from going out until I had served a customer; and then I sent Gegg for an officer, to whom I gave the prisoner into custody. Q. Whose dwelling-house is it - A. It is my dwelling-house; the other partners do not reside in the house. RICHARD GEGG . I am a porter to Mr. Pickerton. The prisoner was my fellow servant. Q. You have heard your master's account of this, did that happen that he has stated - A. Yes; I took the cord out of the straw in the wrapper. The prisoner said, it was the first time that ever he had done it. JOHN TANNER . I am a constable. I took charge of the prisoner, and the cord also. Mr. Pickerton. It is our cord. The prisoner said nothing in his defence; he called two witnesses, who gave him a good character. GUILTY , DEATH , aged 27. The prisoner was recommended to mercy by the prosecutor, on account of believing it to be his first offence. London jury, before Mr. Common Serjeant.