| Description | Bill of indictment of Frank Freestone otherwise called William Johnson for stealing a quarter of a yard of jean, a quarter of a yard of canvas, one piece of woollen cloth, and six yards of binding, the property of Joseph Dotchin
Offence committed on 21 April 1868
Freestone/Johnson had previously been convicted of felony at a Petty Sessions for the borough of Wigan held on 19 February 1866
Endorsed with names of witnesses and "true bill"
With certificate of conviction before two Justices of the Peace at the borough of Wigan in Lancashire on 19 February 1866 of William Johnson servant to Thomas Luty Gledhill for stealing one pair of trousers, the property of his master, at the borough of Wigan on 14 February 1866. Johnson was sentenced to hard labour at the House of Correction at Kirkdale in Lancashire for one calendar month. Certificate dated 16 June 1868 |