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Brief for the prosecution against John Gaultrip for Grand Larceny – Isle of Ely special Assize, Jun 17 1816 at Ely
27 May 1716 – Elizabeth Carter of Littleport, single woman, against William Beamiss the younger and Joseph Lavender of Littleport, labourers AND John Cowherd against John Gaultrip of Littleport, labourer for burglary at the home of Rev J Vatchell.
The prisoner, who is a labourer at Littleport, was among the rioters who plundered the house of Mr Vatchell on the night of Wednesday 22nd May last, as will appear from the following evidence:
John Cowherd of Littleport will tell you that the prisoner, together with William Beamiss the younger was amongst the rioters, who were in Mr Vatchell’s house pillaging the same and destroying part of the furniture therein. And that about one o’ clock in the morning, 23rd May last, the prisoner and Beamiss were very active in plundering the house, and that he saw the prisoner take two tablespoons, which he believed to be silver, from a shelf and put them in his pocket. The witness will add that he was particularly observant of what passed having been sent by his master, Mr Thomas waddelow, endeavouring to secure part of his property.
John Cowherd – “Went to Mr Vatchell’s house, by the Martin’s, on 22nd May at night. I saw Gaultrip take two silver spoons from a shelf in the room and then put them in his pocket. They looked silver.”
Christopher Crabb – “Mr Vatchell had no spoons in use in that part of the house that were not silver.”
William Shrewsbury – “Young Gaultrip was not at Mr Vatchell’s, he was with me at Mr Vatchell’s gates about eight o’ clock, and he was with me until one in the morning, then went away with me to Mr Martins – he stood on the outside. We stayed there until Mr Vatchell’s mob was over, which was about one o’ clock. I heard the church clock go first, before we parted. We were doing nothing all that time. I ploughed for Mr Martin that day, left work at seven, then went home to Mr Martin’s. I was there until the mob came there. I said not to go to Vatchell’s until after the mob left Martin’s. I think it was half past ten. In about five minutes after this they broke into the house.”
John was the son of William Gotrop, baptised at Witcham, Cambridgeshire on January 19th 1772. William Gotrop had married Ann Langford at witcham on May 5th 1768. William was the son of Richard and Mary Gawthrop, baptised at Histon on 2nd January 1742. Although William's name was consistantly written as Gotrop at Witcham, there is little doubt that he is a Gawthrop, as he is referred to in the will of his cousin Richard Gawthroup, stable keeper of London in 1782, who calls him, William Gawthroup of Witcham.
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