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Maureen Withey on 14th July 2020

Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 8.0, 13 July 2020), May 1792, trial of HANNAH WARBURTON JOHN MATTHEWS (t17920523-11). HANNAH WARBURTON, JOHN MATTHEWS, Violent Theft > highway robbery, Theft > receiving, 23rd May 1792. 230. HANNAH WARBURTON was indicted for feloniously assaulting Mary Milner on the King's highway, on the 16th of April last, and putting her in fear, and feloniously taking from her person and against her will, a paper band box value 2 s. one pair of black Morocco shoes value 4 s. two necklaces value 20 s. a pair of pockets value 2 s. six handkerchiefs value 6 s. and divers other things, her property . And JOHN MATTHEWS was indicted for feloniously receiving a parcel, part of the said goods, knowing them to be stolen . MARY MILNER sworn. On the 16th of April I was stopped and robbed; I was coming out of Harris's-court, Oxford-street , it was about 11 at night: Hannah Warburton took the box from me and gave it to another woman; there were no words passed, it was gone in a moment, she clicked it away; I had it in my hand then, she knocked me down on the pavement, and then she stamped upon me; I got up, and then there came some gentlemen to me; I kept the bundle; she has rendered me incapable of getting my bread, she has hurt me so. There were upwards of 30 l. in money and things in the box, I never recovered any of them; the pawnbrokers have some of them. RICHARD SLAUGHTER sworn. I am a pawnbroker; I produce some articles which were pledged with me by the prisoner Matthews; he brought some of them in the forenoon, and some in the afternoon on the 17th of April; I stopped him in the afternoon. Mrs. MILNER. These things are all mine. THOMAS MANSFIELD sworn. My Lords, I am an officer; on the 17th of April the pawnbroker sent for me to take Matthews into custody. CHARLES SAGE sworn. On the night of the 16th of April, past 11 o'clock, I heard a noise in Oxford-street, and watch called; I ran and asked what was the matter; Mary Milner told me, that the prisoner at the bar had robbed her, and knocked her down, and trod upon her; I took her in custody to the watch-house: I am a patrol. JOHN DAVIS another patrol sworn, Who confirmed the testimony of the last witness, and added, that he conducted her to a magistrate next morning; the prisoner said she would not be had in that manner; she said that Sarah Matthews was with her the night before, when she took the box. The inspector of the watch was walking with the prosecutrix; I called him, and she told him the same, and we went to her lodgings but did not find her. PRISONER WARBURTON. I am a shoebinder by trade; I had been to Adam-and-Eve-court to take home my work; coming near to the end of Berwick-street, she was stooping down I believe, and somebody came behind me and pushed me over the woman; when I recovered myself I got up and gave the woman the bundle and her pattens; she was not sober. To Davis. Did you not see me deliver the pattens to her? - When I came up I believe she did give her one patten. PRISONER MATTHEWS's DEFENCE. I found the things at the corner of the church-yard, St. Giles's; I lodge there; several waggons go in and out of that yard; I did not take all the things out of the bundle. HANNAH WARBURTON , GUILTY of Stealing . JOHN MATTHEWS, GUILTY . Transported for fourteen years . Tried by the second Middlesex Jury before Mr. Justice ASHURST. [Transportation. See summary.]