Index Entry | Organ, in Parma, St Mary Magdelain, thief found hiding behind |
Location | Parma |
Citation | VGW(HU.769.028 6 Apr 1769:11 (933) Parma, December 17. A person found means, in the night between the 15th and 16th instant, to get into the church of St. Mary Magdelain, in order to steal the church plate; but the post going by about four in the morning, perceiving more light than usual in the church, alarmed the watch, and upon opening the church the rogue was discovered behind the organ, and finding he had no chance to make his escape he stabbed himself with a knife . . . |
Generic Title | Virginia Gazette-Williamsburg (Hu) |
Date | 1769.04.06 |
Publisher | Purdie, Alex., and John Dixon |
City, State | Williamsburg, VA |
Year | 1769 |
Bibliography | B0048429 |