| Description | Bill of indictment of George Ward otherwise called James Wright for stealing one overcoat, the property of William Wilson
Includes indictment of Ward/Wright for receiving the stolen goods
Offences committed on 29 August 1879
Ward/Wright had previously been convicted of felony at the Quarter Sessions for county Durham held at Durham on 19 October 1879
Endorsed with names of witnesses and "true bill"
With certificate of conviction at the Quarter Sessions for county Durham held at Durham on 19 October 1879 of George Ward for fraudulently converting to his own use one revolver and one case, the property of Elizabeth Ambrose at Bishop Auckland in county Durham on 20 March 1873. Ward was sentenced to hard labour at the House of Correction at Durham for four calendar months. Certificate dated 10 March 1880 |