| Description | Bill of indictment of David Johnson for stealing one portmanteau, seven handkerchiefs, eight collars, five pairs of socks, one scarf, one vest, one pair of trousers, one coat, four shirts, one night shirt, one gold ring, one gold pin, two books, one pair of slippers, one toothbrush, one hairbrush, one comb, one bag, one pipe, and one pot of toothpaste, the property of Alfred Myrton
Includes indictment of Johnson for receiving the stolen goods
Offences committed on 17 January 1877
Johnson had previously been convicted of felony at a Petty Sessions held at Darlington in county Durham on 16 July 1863
Endorsed with names of witnesses and "true bill"
With certificate of conviction at a Petty Sessions held at Darlington in county Durham on 16 July 1873 of David Johnson for stealing one watch, four pairs of trousers, eight waistcoats, two jackets, one coat, and one pound weight of cotton, the property of John Pearson, at the township of Darlington on 11 July 1863. Johnson was sentenced to hard labour at the House of Correction at the city of Durham for six calendar months. Certificate dated 20 March 1877 |