[CRIME]: A printed broadside entitled Robbery, one page, small 4to, Newcastle, 30th April 1807. The

[CRIME]: A printed broadside entitled Robbery, one page, small 4to, Newcastle, 30th April 1807. The
[CRIME]: A printed broadside entitled Robbery, one page, small 4to, Newcastle, 30^th April 1807. The broadside, printed by M. Angus and Son, states, in part, 'Whereas during the Night between Friday the 24^th and Saturday the 25^th of April instant, the House of Sarah Duncan, in Pandon, was robbed of Bank Notes, Gold, and Silver, to a considerable amount, six Gold Rings for the Fore-Finger…..a small silver box….and a Quantity of valuable wearing apparel', continuing to offer a reward for the suspect, 'And whereas Rebecca Coxon, who absconded from the House of the said Sarah Duncan, during the Night above-mentioned, stands charged with having committed the said Robbery, a reward of Ten Guineas, and all Expences, will be paid by the said Sarah Duncan, to any Person or Persons who may apprehend…..Rebecca Coxon, and securing her in any Gaol', and also providing a description of Coxon, 'She is between Eighteen and Nineteen Years of Age, nearly Six Feet high, stoops forward in walking, fair Complexion, coarse Featured, light grey Eyes, light Hair, a Dimple on each Cheek, and has a remarkable long Neck, large Hands and Feet, and turns in her Toes when walking; she is a Native of Stockton, and speaks that Country Dialect; she had on when she went away, a light buff spotted Gown, white Petticoat and Stockings, and a Straw Hat'. Neatly annotated in ink in a contemporary, unidentified hand to the lower margin 'This is perhaps the first Advertisement about a Baudy-house being Robbd'. Very slightly irregularly trimmed and with a few small tears and minor areas of paper loss to the lower edge, about VG