William Simons

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D Wong on 21st March 2020

William Simons was listed as 20 years old on arrival. Native Place: Suffolk. Occupation: Carpenter and sawyer. William was 5'6½" tall, brown hair, dark grey eyes. 1831 Muster: TOL 17/12/1832: CP. From his Conduct Record: 23/1/1834: CP 30/7/1840: Free Pardon.

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Ron Garbutt on 20th March 2020

Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 8.0, 20 March 2020), February 1820, trial of WILLIAM SIMONS (t18200217-5). WILLIAM SIMONS, Theft > theft from a specified place, 17th February 1820. 354. WILLIAM SIMONS was indicted for stealing, on the 8th of February , at St. George, Hanover-square, in the dwelling-house of Thomas Mason , one sovereign, one 5 l., and one 1 l. Bank notes, the property of James Hutchins . JAMES HUTCHINS . I am servant to Mr. Dashfoot, who lives at Sidmouth. I lodged at the house of Mr. Mason, who keeps the Plume of Feathers, Grosvenor-place, St. George's ; I had been there three weeks. I had a pocketbook with 20 l. and one sovereign in it, in my portmanteau. On the 8th of February I was going to return to Sidmouth; I went to my room, unlocked my portmanteau, and missed a 5 l. and a 1 l. note, and a sovereign from my pocket-book. The 5 l. note was No. 12163. I had not counted my money after the second day after I arrived - my portmanteau was forced open; I called Mason up and told him - the prisoner lodged in the house, he belongs to the 19th regiment of Lancers . I locked the door, returned about six or seven o'clock in the evening, and Mason said he suspected the prisoner - he was in the taproom drinking and treating all the soldiers. I went into the taproom, and he asked me to drink. I sat there twenty minutes, and saw him take a purse full of silver out of his pocket - I saw some paper in it. Soon after I went to Mr. Griffin's, who keeps the Goat, public-house, at Pimlico, and saw the prisoner there. I slipped back that he should not see me, and called Mrs.Griffin into the parlour to speak to her. I got information from her, and found my 5 l. note next morning at Mr. Goding's. I knew it by the number. THOMAS MAITLAND . I am the son of Mrs. Griffin - I do not know the prisoner. On the 6th of February I changed a 5 l. note for a man, whom I do not exactly recollect; he was not in a soldier's dress. I gave him four 1 l. notes, all of which I endorsed; I also endorsed the 5 l. note, and put it in the till. I paid it to Mr. Goding's clerk, a brandy merchant, on the 8th. I asked the person who it was for? he said it was for Adjutant Glanville, his master. EDWARD EAMES . I am clerk to Mr. Goding. I produce a 5 l. note, which I had received on the 8th of February from Mrs. Griffin. THOMAS MAITLAND re-examined. It has my endorsement "Adjutant Glanville" on it - it is the same note; here are two notes which were found on the prisoner. They are two of those that I gave to the person - they are endorsed 6 - 2. ALFRED POPLE . I am a constable. On the 9th of February, about eleven o'clock in the morning, I apprehended the prisoner at Adjutant Glanville's, his master, at upper Eaton-street, Pimlico; he said he knew nothing about it. I found two 1 l. notes, and 14 s. on him. JAMES HUTCHINS re-examined. The 5 l. note is mine. My portmanteau was torn and cut at the top, so that an arm could be got in. GUILTY . - DEATH . Aged 19. Second Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Baron Graham . https://www.oldbaileyonline.org/print.jsp?div=t18200217-5