William Turner

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Joanne Stanbridge on 8th October 2022

1844 February 14 Bury & Norwich Post, page 2 Stealing Lead. -- John Warren and Wm. Turner, two young men who have often appeared before this bench, were brought up for re-examination on a charge of stealing a quantity of lead pipe from a stable-yard in Southgate-street. The prisoners, it appeared, on the night of the 30th ult., took a quantity of lead piping to the house of Henry Hicks, in the Long Brackland, who buys small parcels of lead, and wanted him to buy it. Not having any money at that time, he directly took the lead to the shop of Mr. Pechey, the gas-fitter, who usually bought what lead he had to sell, and asked Mrs. Pechey, whom he saw, to let him have 2s. 6d. upon it till her husband should come home and weigh it. She did so. Hicks gave the money to Warren on account, and promised to give him the remainder in the morning, at the Jolly Topers. On Mr. Pechey's return he suspected the lead to have been stolen, and when Hicks came for the money in the morning, he told him he should detain the lead. The same morning the police came to his house and he gave it up to them. Mr. Copping and Mr. Darkin identified the lead as part of a pump which they had removed from a well in Mr. Durrant's stable-yard in September last. The working barrel of the same pump had since been found concealed on the top of a wall in Haberden. When the prisoner Turner was apprehended, the police found in his pocket a *mask* of skin, tanned with the hair on, and calculated to be an effectual disguise. Warren said they found the lead in a ditch; but Turner declined to say any thing. There was another charge against the prisoners, supported by the same evidence, of stealing a quantity of lead guttering from an empty house in Southgate-street. They were committed for trial on both charges. (SOURCE: "Borough Petty Sessions, Feb 8," Bury and Norwich Post, Wednesday 14 February 1844, page 2 [digitized newspaper online] The British Newspaper Archive (https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000156/18440214/009/0002 : accessed 2 October 2022). ---- 3 April 1844, Bury & Norwich Post John Warren and Wm. Turner were indicted for having, on the 30th of January last, stolen 8 pieces of lead pipe of the value of 20s. the property of Mr. Richard Durrant, solicitor. Guilty. They were further indicted for stealing nine feet of mill lead flashing, from the dwelling-house lately occupied by Mr. John Palmer, in Southgate-street, but in this case a verdict of acquittal was returned. It was stated by Mr. Orridge that Warren had been three times in prison on summary convictions and Turner twice. They were sentenced to be transported for the term of seven years. (SOURCE "Borough Sessions," Bury and Norwich Post and East Anglian, Wednesday 3 April 1844, page 3 col 4 [digitized newspaper online] The British Newspaper Archive (https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000156/18440403/010/0003 : accessed 2 October 2022.) ---- 1844 May 15 Bury & Norwich Post ITEM Four male convicts have been removed from our gaol to the Millbank Prison, namely, George Neeve and James Neeve, convicted of an offence against the Game-laws, in the night-time, at Knettishall ; John Warren and William Turner, convicted of stealing lead in this town--each to be transported for seven years. These men had been in custody several times before. (SOURCE Bury and Norwich Post, Wednesday 15 May 1844, page 2, col. 6 [digitized newspaper online] The British Newspaper Archive (https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000156/18440515/009/0002 : accessed 2 October 2022.) ---- 22 November 1844 John Warren was transported aboard the Sir Robert Peel, died on the voyage. (SOURCE: "Details for the convict John Warren (1844)" from the website Claim a Convict (https://www.hawkesbury.net.au/claimaconvict/convictDetails.php?convictId=117598 : accessed 2 October 2022).