Record Number: 24959
Reading Experience:
Evidence:
Witness statement in trial for theft: Mary Ann Hatton: 'On Saturday, the 30th of June, between one and two o'clock in the afternoon, the prisoner Austin brought some things to my mistress's stall, and asked her to buy them�she said she did not want them�he brought them to me, and I bought two petticoats, four aprons, and four pairs of stockings of him for 95 ... I afterwards read something in the newspaper about the robbery, and went to the office, and gave up the things.'
Century:1800-1849
Date:Between 30 Jun 1838 and 20 Aug 1838
Country:England
Timen/a
Place:city: London
Type of Experience(Reader):
silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
(Listener):
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown
Reader / Listener / Reading Group:
Reader: Age:Adult (18-100+)
Gender:Female
Date of Birth:n/a
Socio-Economic Group:Servant
Occupation:servant
Religion:n/a
Country of Origin:n/a
Country of Experience:England
Listeners present if any:e.g family, servants, friends
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Additional Comments:
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Text Being Read:
Author: Title:[newspaper]
Genre:Law
Form of Text:Print: Newspaper
Publication Detailsn/a
Provenanceunknown
Source Information:
Record ID:24959
Source - Manuscript:Other
Information:
Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 27 April 2009), 20 Aug 1838, Trial of John Henry Austin, Sarah Neville, Sarah Chapman, Elizabeth Jones (t18380820-1831)
Additional Information:
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Citation:
Old Bailey Proceedings Online (www.oldbaileyonline.org, 27 April 2009), 20 Aug 1838, Trial of John Henry Austin, Sarah Neville, Sarah Chapman, Elizabeth Jones (t18380820-1831), http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=24959, accessed: 15 February 2026
Additional Comments:
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