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 — John Stuart Mill — John Shaqi
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
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was there: will say upon his oath that no person complained a
few days before that more gloves were put up in a paper than she had
bought, very few customers came there at that time, still recollects
that nothing of the sort or that any lady cautioned him, but cannot
possibly say it did not happen: put the 6th card the left hand corner
of the box, and is sure of it, because there was a vacancy in the box
when he came to look into it: Miss Raines and Miss Leeson were in such
a situation as not to be able to see Mrs. P. is positive Mrs. P. had a
cloak on, under which he saw a corner of the card: when he brought back
the change Mrs. P. had the black lace in her hand: is positive she did
not put the money in her purse: Paragon-Buildings is about a quarter of
a mile from the shop: saw her in 20 minutes after it was served; there
was time for her to have gone home had she liked it: was in the kitchen
about 5 minutes, when he returned he saw Miss G. in the shop, with the
card she had taken from Mrs. L. P.
RE-EXAMINED BY MR. GIBBS.
Does not know that he ever put up two veils, or that two were ever
put up, knows that a veil was brought back, only one veil was brought
back by Miss B; when he went from one end of the counter to the other
to measure the black lace, is sure that the card in question, was
placed in the box, in the corner; from that time had never been nearer
the box, than where he stood to give change, Mrs. P. did not, he is
positive, put the change in her purse. The only two persons remaining
in the shop, were Sarah Raines, and Miss Leeson, he went up to them,
and afterwards down to Miss Gregory.
SARAH RAINES EXAMINED BY Mr. BURROUGH.
She, Miss Leeson, and Miss Gregory were at the bottom of the shop,
Filby at the top; when Mrs. P. came, she asked to look at the lace she
had seen the day before, this was shewn her; then Raines was desired by
Miss Gregory to put the lace away, in which she was employed, whilst
Filby was measuring, saw him wrap it up in the paper, and he was in the
act of putting it into Mrs. P’s hand, when witness went to the bottom
of the shop to the desk, to work; remembers Miss Gregory’s going down
stairs, Filby came to her; Miss Leeson as soon as Mrs. P. went out
of the shop, then went down stairs, Miss G. came up first in about
10 minutes, then Filby came up to Miss G. she having returned with lace
in her hands; has been in the habit of seeing Filby put up things, he
does it carefully, and laces in particular; is positive he only put up
the black lace.
CROSS EXAMINED BY Mr. JEKYLL.
She was bound apprentice to Mr. Lambe; Miss G. called her to put away
the black lace, which she was employed in all the time she was absent
from her work, to this her attention was principally directed, nothing
particular led her to attend to putting up the lace; she did not see
Mrs. P’s purse in her hand, or Mrs. P. put any money into it.
RE-EXAMINED BY Mr. BURROUGH.