| Description | Bill of indictment of John Watson late of the House of Correction at Northallerton labourer for stealing one single-barrelled gun value 20s, the property of James Johnson
Offence committed at the township of Cotherstone on 9 October 1849
Watson had previously been convicted of felony at the Sessions of Oyer and Terminer and Gaol Delivery for the county of York held at the Castle of York on 28 November 1844
Endorsed with names of witnesses and "true bill"
With certificate of conviction at the Sessions of Oyer and Terminer and Gaol Delivery for the county of York held at the Castle of York on 28 November 1844 of John Watson for receiving a gun value 20s, the property of Henry Witham esquire at the parish of Romaldkirk on 5 September 1844, knowing it to have been stolen by Henry Smith. Watson was sentenced to hard labour in the House of Correction at Northallerton for one calendar month. Certificate dated 26 June 1850 |