| Description | Bill of indictment of William Clark yeoman and Thomas Hornby farmer, both of Yearsley, for rescuing one cow, the property of William Clark, from the custody of John Reed, and assaulting Reed
On 29 April 1835 a precept had been issued to John Reed bailiff of the sheriff of Yorkshire to levy the sum of £8 6s 11d from Clark's goods. At a county court held at the Castle of York, this sum had been adjudged owing to William Goodyear for the non-performance of promises made by Clark. The bailiff had seized a cow in order to levy the sum of £8 6s 11d
Offence committed at Yearsley on 8 May 1835
Endorsed with names of witnesses and "a true bill" |