Martha Sherratt

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Ron Garbutt on 22nd March 2020

Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 8.0, 22 March 2020), July 1822, trial of MARTHA SHERRATT (t18220703-143). MARTHA SHERRATT, Theft > theft from a specified place, 3rd July 1822. 1132. MARTHA SHERRATT was indicted for stealing, on the 3d of July , three blankets, value 5 s.; three yards of carpet, value 4 s.; two pillows, value 4 s.; one pair of bellows, value 1 s., and one table-cloth, value 1 s., the goods of Robert Yandell , in a lodging-room . WILLIAM WILSON . I am an officer. On the 3d of July, I went to Mr. Yandell's house, in Wade-street, Poplar , to the prisoner's room, and found it locked; she was inside. I told her I had come to enquire about the blankets: she said she had not got them - I asked if she had the duplicates; she said No. I burst the door open, and found several duplicates in the cupboard. She said if I would allow her to remain there till four o'clock, a friend was coming who would redeem them. JOHN DODDS . I am shopman to Mr. Dickers, a pawnbroker, of Limehouse. I have three pieces of carpet and a blanket pawned for three shillings, on the 30th of January, in the name of Ann Robinson - I do not know by whom; but the duplicate produced is that given to the person. ELIZA YANDELL . I am the wife of Robert Yandell . On the 4th of January, the prisoner took a furnished lodging at my house. I missed the blankets, and asked her about them - she said she would get them when she had her half year's salary from the India-house. She has a pension of 25 l. a year - she had not said she was going to pawn them. (Property produced and sworn to.) GUILTY . Aged 45. Transported for Seven Years . Second Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Common Sergeant. https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/print.jsp?div=t18220703-143