| Description | Bill of indictment of John Smith for breaking into the counting house of Joseph Pease and Henry Pease at Middlesbrough with intent to steal
Offence committed on 5 August 1871
Smith had previously been convicted of felony at a Petty Sessions for the borough of Scarborough held on 18 March 1871
Endorsed with names of witnesses and "a true bill"
With certificate of conviction by two Justices of the Peace at the borough of Scarborough on 18 March 1871 of John Smith aged over 16 years for stealing four pounds weight of beef and four biscuits value 3s 6d, the property of George Appleyard, at the borough of Scarborough on 15 March 1871. Smith was sentenced to hard labour at the House of Correction at Scarborough for two calendar months. Certificate dated 10 October 1871 |