Trial of Jane Leigh Perrot, at Taunton Assizes, on Saturday the 29th day of March, 1800; charged with stealing a card of lace, in the shop of Elizabeth Gregory, haberdasher & milliner, of the city of BathLeigh Perrot, Jane Cholmeley
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Trial of Jane Leigh Perrot, at Taunton Assizes, on Saturday the 29th day of March, 1800; charged with stealing a card of lace, in the shop of Elizabeth Gregory, haberdasher & milliner, of the city of Bath
Leigh Perrot, Jane Cholmeley
Leigh Perrot, Jane Cholmeley, 1746-1836 -- Trials, litigation, etc.; Trials (Larceny) -- England -- Taunton
At that time she had reason to think lace had been stolen; Mr. P. was
with the prisoner on the other side of the street, she went across to
them, spoke to her, said, “Pray Ma’am, hav’nt you a card of white lace
as well as black?” she said no, I have not a bit of white lace about
me; witness said, see in your pocket; Mrs. P. then said, pulling a
paper from under her arm, “if I have it, your young man has put it up
by mistake;” the paper produced, was not doubled up at the end; Mrs. P.
turned red and trembled; witness turned down one of the corners of the
paper, and saw the card of white lace, and the black above it; the
card of black lace was about an inch shorter, but of the same width;
at that time she examin’d the card, and found the shop mark on it, and
she said, “It is mine, I will swear that to be the shop mark.” On
discovering the lace, denied that it had been put up by mistake, and
said, “You have stolen it;” this Mrs. L. P. denied; witness took away
the white lace. Within half an hour after, went before the magistrates
with Filby, but the mayor had left the Town-hall, and no information
could be lodged that day; said the Town clerk and deputy mentioned to
them the reason of coming, they told her to call the day following, she
went, but could not get to the Town-hall, as it was full of soldiers,
could not see any of the magistrates; went every day but could only be
heard on the Wednesday. Mr. Gye has had the lace one day, since it was
taken from Mrs. P. is sure it is the same card of lace now produced.
CROSS-EXAMINED BY Mr. DALLAS.
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