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 Cal 1790 -
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| Name |
Mary Ann Allen |
| Born |
Cal 1790 |
Brighton  [1, 2] |
| Gender |
Female |
| Evidence |
3 Feb 1840 |
Old Bailey - Central Criminal Court |
- 763. JAMES PRATT was indicted for feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling-house of George Allen, on the 24th of January, at St. Mary, Newington, and stealing therein, 1 cloak, value 10s., his goods.
MARY ANN ALLEN . I am the wife of George Allen, a hatter, and live in Swan-street, Dover-road, Borough. I saw my cloak safe on Friday, the 24th of January, about five minutes before it was stolen, across the back of a chair, in the front parlour, where I had put it on the previous evening—Ellis gave an alarm—I went to the door, and he had the prisoner there with the cloak—I went into the parlour, and it was gone from there—I did not know the prisoner before.
THOMAS ELLIS . I am a shoemaker, and live twenty or thirty yards from Allen. On the 24th of January, I was sitting at work at my house opposite Allen's, and saw the prisoner and another lad loitering about there—I watched them, and saw the prisoner go to Allen's window, lift the sash up, open the builds, lean himself in, and take the cloak off the chair, fold it up, and put it under his cloak—he pulled the blind to, and partly put the window down—I was not twenty yards from him—I opened my shop-door, and ran over the road after him, and took him before he got twenty yards from the place—he might be out of my sight in turning the corner an instant, but no more—I am positive he is the same person, and when I got up to them they dropped the cloak before them—I took him within half a minute of his taking it—he had given it to the other, who had a short apron on, and they put it into that—when I came up to them I saw the other boy drop it—the prisoner was close to him—I did not know the prisoner before—I am positive of him—I took up the cloak, and brought him back with it to Mr. Allen.
Prisoner. A large wagon came by the window at the time the other boy took the cloak—I never touched it. Witness. No wagon passed at all—there was a hop-wagon beyond the house, but it had not passed—he gave the cloak to the other boy about a dozen yards before be turned the corner.
JAMES HOLDEN . I am a policeman. I received this cloak from Ellis.
(Properly produced and sworn to.)
Prisoner's Defence. About eight o'clock on Friday morning I got up, and was coming home to my mother, and at the time a wagon was passing a window; I saw a boy take the cloak, I ran after him, and was four or five yards behind him when Ellis caught him—he dropped the cloak, and ran round a corner; he turned round, and took hold of me.
GUILTY . Aged 19.— Confined Six Months.
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| Census |
1851 |
Lambeth |
Address:
33 Thomas Street |
| Occupation |
1851 |
Lambeth |
| Private Governess |
| Census |
1861 |
Lambeth |
Address:
101 Waterloo Road |
| Occupation |
1861 |
Lambeth |
| School Mistress |
| Person ID |
I320 |
Genealogy |
| Last Modified |
29 Mar 2015 |
| Family |
George Allen, b. Cal 1785 |
| Census |
1841 |
Swan Street, Gt Dover Street, Borough, St Mary Newington |
| Children |
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| Last Modified |
17 Aug 2006 |
| Family ID |
F151 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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