Newspaper Transcripts
Some Selected Reports from the Salisbury Journal
March 13th, 1769
Salisbury March 13.
At our assize, which ended last Thursday morning, Joseph Smith and John Ross, two soldiers, for stealing a ram sheep from Mr. Burrough, farmer of Laystock, near this city; Henry Hardyman, for stealing a cart gelding, at or near Gosport, and Charles Buy, for robbing his master, the Rev. Mr. Willes, Rector of Christian Malford, near Chippenham, were all capitally convicted and received sentence of death.
Abraham Green, for robbing John Sheers, in a hayloft at Porton, of two pair of breeches, a silver watch, and 13s in money; John Rowding, for breaking open the kitchen of Jeremiah Morris at Mere, and stealing a bell-metal pot; Francis Weeks, for stealing 15d in Copper from his master, Mr James Rothwell; and Joseph White, for stealing five Holland shirts, were all cast for transportation for seven years.
Joseph Simpson, for stealing three pair of leather breeches, was burnt in the hand, and sentenced to suffer one years imprisonment, and to be kept to hard labour in Devizes Bridewell.
John Nesbitt alias M'Guire, for paying away a forged Bank note of ten pounds, with an intent to defraud Mr Wm. Dearman, linen draper at Devizes, who being a Quaker refused to swear against him, and he was therefore acquitted.
Thomas Holland, for abusing Mary Whitley, at Winterslow; Thomas Humphreys, for house-breaking at Picwick; J. Mitchel, for suspicion of stealing a sheep at Grovely; Wm. Peirce, for suspicion of stealing in the house of John Hicks at Amesbury, 18s in silver the property of Thos. Hains; John Stratton, for carrying away a lamb from the fold of Isaac Chandler of Manningford; and Wm. Buy, for receiving stolen goods, had no bill found against them.
Thomas Cooper, for assaulting and robbing George Weston of Amesbury, of a thirty-six shilling piece in gold, some silver and halfpence; Tho. Snook and Tho. Mitchel, for breaking open a flax shop at Woolverton; Edmund Hooper, for suspicion of house-breaking; Jane Russell, of Netherhaven, for murdering her bastard child; Mary Cole, of North Lediard, for killing her daughter, a girl about six years old; and Christopher Darling, for suspicion of sheep stealing, were all acquitted, and William Wiltshire, was made an evidence.
Before the Judge left the city, he was pleased to reprieve Hardyman, Smith and Ross, for transportation, and left only Buy for execution.
On Tuesday died at Bath, Mr. Derrick, master of the ceremonies at that place.
Whereas Alexander Godwin, late Partner and Brother to Mr John Godwin, in Winchester-street, has married the Widow of Mr Major, Plumber and Glazier on Harnham-Bridge, near Salisbury; where he hopes for the Continuance of his Friends Favors as well as all others who please to honour him with their Commands, who may depend on being served on the most reasonable Terms, by,
Their humble Servant ALEXANDER GODWIN.
*** An Apprentice is wanted, who will be taken on easy Terms.
On Wednesday the 8th Inst a mob of 500 Weavers and Rioters assembled together, by Sound of a Horn, and went to the House of Hugh Rundell, at North Bradley, and after beating and assaulting the said Rundall, took away a superfine Chain at 1s.3d per Yard the weaving, the Property of J. Watts, Esq. They then went to the House of John Read, at West Ashon and tore from the Loom a superfine Cloth called Salisbury.
We whose Names are hereunto subscribed, being all Broad Weavers to Mr Watts, are ready to testify upon Oath, that Mr Watts pays as much for weaving his different Sorts of Cloth as any Gentleman in the Trade, as witness our Hands.
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| John Read | John Hill | John Dennis |
| The Mark + of Benj. Roberts | James Hewitt | Wm. Harvy |
| Hugh Rundall, sen | William Hill | James Lanscar |
| Hugh Rundall, jun | John Toop, sen | Wm. Jervis |
| James Clift, Twister | John Toop, jun | Edward Bull |
| Samuel Calleway | Wm. Allin | Edward Mattick |
| John Bronker | John Parsons [?] | Thomas Hall |
| John Millard | |