The Jurors for our Lord the King upon their oath present that William Haglington late of the parish of Dudley in the County of Worcester Labourer and George Jones late of the same place labourer on the tenth day of May in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty with force and arms at the parish aforesaid in the County aforesaid the Countinghouse of Joseph Guest and others there situate feloniously did break and enter and four root glasses of the value of two shillings fifteen ale glasses of the value of seven shillings six wine glasses of the value of three shillings and six glasses of the value of three shillings of the Goods and Chattels of the said Joseph Guest and others in the said Countinghouse then and there being found then and there in the said Countinghouse feloniously did steal take and carry away against the form of the Statute in such case made and provided and against the peace of our Lord the (late) King his Crown and Dignity. And the Jurors aforesaid upon their oath aforesaid do further present that the said William Haglington and George Jones on the day and year aforesaid with force and arms at the parish aforesaid in the County aforesaid four Root Glasses of the value of two shillings fifteen ale Glasses of the value of seven shillings six wine Glasses of the value of three shillings and six Glasses of the value of three shillings of the Goods and Chattels of Joseph Guest and others then and there being found feloniously did steal take and carry away against the peace of our Lord the (late) King his Crown and Dignity.
Or, more succinctly:
William Eglington, 36, labourer, and George Jones, 38, anvil maker, were charged with stealing a quantity of ale, wine, and other glasses, the property of Messrs Guest, Wood and Guest, glass blowers of Dudley. A clear case of guilt was established against both the accused. The robbery was committed in the middle of the night between the 9th and 10th May, when the prisoners were detected in the storeroom of the prosecutors’ premises by the managing clerk, who had placed himself upon the watch, and, upon his challenging them, they delivered up the property mentioned in the indictment. Eglington, being at the time in the employ of the prosecutors, was sentenced to twelve months, and Jones to six months’ imprisonment to hard labour.
Worcester Herald, 17 July 1830