Anna Morgan

  General Notes:

Proceediongs of the Old Baily = 16 Sep 1839 Ref t18390916-2448

2448. MATILDA MASKALL was indicted for stealing, on the 15th of August, 1 shawl, value 10s., and 1 pair of pattens, value 1s. 6d., the goods of Isaac Thomas Stevens; and 1 handkerchief, value 6d., the goods of William Nightingale, her master: and SARAH PEARSON , for feloniously receiving the same, well knowing them to have been stolen; against the Statute, &c.

WILLIAM NIGHTINGALE . I am a watchmaker, and lodge in Iron monger. street, St. Luke's. Maskall was in my service for two days, and absconded\emdash she was a weekly servant\emdash I missed two neck handkerchiefs, and Mrs. Stevens missed a shawl, within an hour after she was gone-these are my handkerchiefs\emdash (looking at them)\emdash I never saw Pearson in my house.

ANN STEVENS . I am the wife of Isaac Thomas Stevens, who keeps this house. This is my shawl\emdash It was taken off the bed in the back parlour\emdash I also lost this pair of pattens\emdash I know nothing of Pearson.

ARTHUR JOHN NORTH . I am a pawnbroker, and live in Farringdon-street. This shawl was pawned by Pearson, in the name of Pearson\emdash she said it was her own.

GEORGE FOREY . I am a policeman. On the 15th of August, Maskal was given into my custody for this offence\emdash I took her to the station-house, where she told me where the property was\emdash I went in the evening to Pearson, and found the aprons and handkerchief, and in the morning I found Pearson at home\emdash she took me to where the shawl was pawned, saying she thought it belonged to Maskall, who had told her she had taken it out of pawn a few days before\emdash I found the property at a brothel in Field-lane.

Maskall's Defence. Pearson is quite innocent.

Pearson's Defence. Maskall asked me to pawn the shawl for her for 2s. and I gave her the money and ticket\emdash I did not think it was stolen.

MASKALL\emdash GUILTY . Aged 13.\emdash Judgment Respited.

PEARSON\emdash NOT GUILTY .

Anna married Isaac Thomas Stevens, son of William Stevens and Mary Chester, on 28 Oct 1834 in Shoreditch, London, England. (Isaac Thomas Stevens was born on 17 Aug 1812 in Holborn, London, England, christened on 27 Sep 1812 in Hoxton, London, England, died on 15 Aug 1886 in Walthamstow, Essex, England and was buried on 20 Aug 1886 in Walthamstow, Essex, England.)