Sorry that previous posting was no good! but try this. You'll have to bear with me as copy of film is poor.
Taken from Norwich Chronicle - Sat 25 Aug 1821
Daniel Irwin aged 21 was charged with breaking and entering a warehouse belonging to John Brownfield of the City of Norwich, in the night of 31st May last, or early the following morning and stealing thereout bombazine and silk to the value of 300/ and upwards. It appeared from the evidence that the prisoner was a discharged servant of the prosecutor's and an Irishman, and well acquainted with every part of the prosecutor's premises. On the evening of the 21st May last, the prosecutor being from home, his son Jas Brownfield closed the warehouse, and locked them up in the usual manner. The next morning he was alarmed early by a gardener residing in premises adjoining those of the prosecutor, who informed him that from traces of feet in his garden and other appearances he suspected some one had been over his wall to rob the warehouse of the prosecutor. Mr Jas Brownfield immediately unlocked the warehouse, and on going into the back room found it had been entered by the window, and the following articles, amongst others stolen from the room over ___ is one piece of black bombazine numbered 13194 and half a bale of raw silk and part of another half bale of silk weighing about 170lbs and worth upwards of 300/. It appeared also on further inspection, that the lock of a desk in the room had been broken open as well as internal locks - Hand-bills offering a large reward for the apprehension of the parties were issued and every other method used to succeed in detecting the robbery, but without effect; however, after a lapse of some time, suspicion fell upon the prisoner, he abruptly left Norwich with his family and the mode in which the robbery was effected indicating that it must have been done by some one intimately acquainted with the premises - The prosecutor succeeded in tracing the prisoner to Cambridge, where he was apprehended and at his lodging were found the remains of the piece of bombazine lost with the number partially picked out and also a great part of silk - The prisoner on being charged with the robbery before Mr Purchase, a magistrate of Cambridge, made a confession which was produced and read in Court it stated that three other persons John Parish, Wm Brown and Thos Baty were engaged with him in committing the robbery in consequence of which confession, Baty, Parish and Brown were apprehended and upon examination Parish was fully committed for trail, and Baty and Brown were remanded for further examination; but upon a rehearing of the business at the Hall, the prisoner contradicted his first statement and confessed that he and his wife were the only person concerned in the robbery, in consequence of which the other three were discharged. The bombazine was produced and fully identified by Thos Parker clerk of the prosecutor - Guilty of stealing to the value of 40s - Death.
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300/ I assume is £300
I have never symbol ( / (looks like an l = itallics))
This must have been changed to deportation.
Regards
GJB
