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Some Selected Reports from the Salisbury Journal

Monday, July 25th, 1757.

Salisbury, July 25.

On Tuesday last in the Afternoon, died at his House in the Close in the 67th Year of his Age, of a paralytic Disorder with which he was seiz'd the over Night, the Rev. Mr. Joseph Sager, one of the Canons residentiary of this Cathedral.

On Wednesday Morning a Ball of Fire fell from the Element among the Horses in Camp, and bounded along the Ground, which so afrighted many of them that they broke from the Picket and ran from the Down into the neighbouring Villages.

At Winchester Assizes, which ended Friday Morning, the four following were convicted of felony, and receiv'd Sentence of Death, viz. John Carver, a young Fellow, for robbing Thomas Slater, a Miller, at the George Inn in Winchester, of �38 in Money. Carver was a Drawer at the Inn, and Slater a Guest, who in the Evening, being a little in Liquor, seem'd over careful of his Money, and, just before he went to Bed, told it out in Presence of Mr. Lover, the Landlord, and Carver the Drawer; and finding it right, put it in a Purse in his Breeches Pocket, and these he laid under his Pillow. The Landlord saw him in Bed, lock'd his Door, and took out the Key; and soon after, when the Family were gone to Bed, and all was quiet, Carver got into his Room at the window, by Help of a Ladder, and stole the Money from under his Pillow without being perceiv'd; for which he was next Morning taken up on Suspicion, and examin'd, but strenuously denying the Fact, and nothing being prov'd against him, he was set at Liberty, and continued in his Place some little Time after; but very restless, idle, and negligent of his Business, wanting to be gone, but knew not how to withdraw without creating a farther Suspicion. At Length, he asked his Master Leave to go home to Chichester to see his Friends, which being granted, he sat out in a Post-Chaise; and soon after his Master (who still believed him guilty of the Fact) and two others went after him on Horseback, which Carver no sooner perceiv'd, but he was observed to throw a small Parcel out of the Chaise, which they took up, and found it to be the very Pieces of Money that Slater was robb'd of, and the Whole of the Sum, except two Guineas; whereupon he was taken out of the Chaise, and carried back to Winchester on Horseback, where he confess'd the Robbery, and was committed to Prison.
Alexander Cartwright, for robbing Henry Hughes, on the Road near Alton, of a Silver Watch and ten Shillings in Money.
William Sansom, for stealing in the Night time, several Pieces of Money, out of the Dwelling House of Elizabeth Rawlince, at Bewly, And,
Mary Williams, for stealing upwards of sixty Pounds in Money out of a Coffer in the Dwelling-House of George Mc. Daniell at Portsmouth with whom she liv'd a Servant, after the Robbery she immediately absconded, but was pursued and taken in Salisbury, and committed to Winchester Goal the 12th Inst.
Four were cast for Transportation, viz. Edward Smith otherwise Piddon, for breaking open the Dwelling House of John Waller at Alverstoke, and stealing two Flitches of Bacon; Thomas Lee, for robbing the Winchester Road Waggon; Mary Bowler, for stealing a Silver Spoon, and wearing Apparel out of the House of Joseph Miles at Portsmouth, and Thomas Welsh, for stealing an Iron Rambolt of 20lb. wt. out of the Dock at Portsmouth.
James Wright charged with Felony, and John Taylor for stealing a Sack and Bushel of Wheat were ordered to be Whipt. Ann Wavell for stealing several Pieces of Money from John Palmer at Portsea, was burnt in the Hand; John Finden, was made an Evidence. William Sherradd, for stealing a Black Mare to be moved to Dorchester, and Ann, the Wife of Richard Field for robbing Stephen Ball of 7 Guineas at Gosport, was discharged for want of Prosecution.