Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 8.0, 23 February 2019), April 1778, trial of WILLIAM TURNER JOSEPH DAVIS HENRY JORDAN (t17780429-42)

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William Turner, Joseph Davis, and Henry Jordan, were indicted for burglariously breaking and entering the dwelling house ofEleanor Errington, widow, on the 26th of December, about the hour of two in the night, and stealing [clothing and goods] [The three men were found guilty and executed at Tyburn, 24 June 1778]

ELEANOR ERRINGTON sworn: I am a widow, and keep a public house, called Copenhagen House, in the fields near Islington; it is a lone house; at the time my house was broke open, my family consisted of two servants, (a waiter and a maid servant) […] At about one o'clock (I believe it was) in the morning I heard a noise in my kitchen, which was repeated; I then got up and found that people were in my house […]

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I had a child of seven years old in the bed with me, very much frightened; I endeavoured to pacify the child, they threatened to dash the child's brains out if it made a noise; in the end I told them where the money was, and they took it and my watch which hung at the bed's head; […]  they went down stairs very merry, and sung; there were bottles of wine found upon the table next day, from which it appeared they had been drinking[.]

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ANDREW CARLETON sworn: […] After we had taken the things out, we went down and got some beer, mince pies and beef: then Turner said, I will go up and pinch her again; he went up with Davis, and Jordan went up half way; soon after I heard money rattle, and Turner came down singing with a purse with thirty-two guineas in it, which we divided immediately.

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