Timothy Grady, Edward Grady, and John Richardson were indicted for robbing Mr. and Mrs. Holder "upon the Kings Highway between nine or ten of the clock in the Evening and taking from them monies rings and a Campaign Coat, to a considerable vallue, between Southtown and Hays, near Oxbridg, But about two days after, they were apprehended in St. Gileses in the Fields; the Campaign then being on the back of Timothy Greedy, who in Court confessed the Robbery, excusing the others as not accessary, but the Evidence being some what positive against Edward Greedy, he with his Brother Timothy was found Guilty of the Fellony and Robbery, but the proof being weak against Richardson, he was acquitted." That was on February 26, 1680.
I thought it was an interesting look back in time. It was taken from the Old Bailey archive.
Posted by Bill at August 24, 2011 04:04 PMi thought you'd been reading 'The Berrows Worcester Journal'The oldest newspaer in the world. My parents used to read it, they always had an archives section where you could read reports from up to 250 years ago (if I remember rightly)
http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/bj/intro/
Posted by: Anji at August 26, 2011 04:58 AMBill, you will love this page...
http://www.worcesternews.co.uk/bj/chapter3/
If I ever - heaven forefend - get arrested for anything, I want my case record to be written like that. I do love a good run-on sentence.
Posted by: Kyle at August 27, 2011 01:09 PM