Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 8.0, 07 February 2019), April 1743, trial of John Eyres James Cropp (t17430413-27)

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[James Cropp, 21, was found guilty of assault and robbery and executed at Tyburn on 18 May 1743] 

Charles Warman: On a Friday Night, the latter End of January - I cannot tell the Day of the Month, I and Cropp and Anderson and Bradshaw, went out with an Intent to rob some Body, and going down Northern Falgate, Cropp saw Beaumont at his Door - he knew him. There's Beaumont, says Cropp, his Father has been dead about a Fortnight, and he has got a Watch, and if we can get that it will be a good Booty. Cropp said, He is drunk; and I believe he was a little in Liquor: Beaumont went out, and we followed him up Shoreditch, and all the Way to Hoxton […]  two or three Hours afterwards we met him by Chance, in Hog-Lane, and he was singing. D - n you, says Cropp, there's Beaumont again; and he gave me a Stick and bid me knock him down; and accordingly I did knock him down; [...] Cropp took the Stick from me and gave him two or three Blows more, and then snatched off his Hat and Wig and run away with it.

Q. What Time was this?

Warman. I believe it was about twelve o'Clock at Night; Beaumont was very much in Liquor; Cropp confessed the Robbery before Colonel De Veil; I believe the Keeper of New-Prison heard him.

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Q to [Jonathan] Beaumont. Was you in Liquor that Night?

Beaumont. Yes, I was a little in Liquor.

Q. Was you singing?

Beaumont. Yes, I remember I was singing.

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