At the Supreme Court held here on Thursday last, Direck Grout was
tried for Burglary, and found guilty: sentence has not yet been
passed upon him.
The following prisoners were also tried last week for various
thefts, found guilty, and received sentence, viz.
Cornelius Arie, to be whipt 25 stripes, and set one hour on the
gallows.
Thomas Joice, to be whipt 25 stripes, and branded.
William Scott, to be whipt 25 stripes, and set one hour on the
gallows.
John Goodbread, and Edward Cooper, 15 stripes each.
James Campbell, to be whipt 30 stripes, and set one hour on the
gallows.
Michael Tool, to be whipt 20 stripes.
Three notorious villains yet remain to be tried for burglary, and
several others for theft.
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BOSTON, September 27.
Thursday last ten notorious villains received publick whipping,
after which three of them were escorted, with halters round their
necks, to the gallows, on which they sat one hour.
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