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She was born in the county of Wickin Ireland , and now going on the 34th of her age; was married 19 years last August, lived in Dublin , where she kept a public house , and had been nurse in several gentle. men's families. Having met with losses, she came to London about six years ago to some friends. The principal evidence against her, viz. Alice Boyce< no role > , now Diamond< no role > , has been known to her from Child.

Larney has all along denied any share in the guilt they charged her with; but afferts, that Alice Boyce< no role > , with a brother and sister of her's have followed it 14 years here, and would have persuaded her to join them so far as to pass light guineas for them, which, she says, she utterly refused.She has left four or five children, the eldest about fourteen years of age. She was asked how she lived since she came to London ? She answered, by washing and plain-work ; and that her husband could earn 15 s. a week by making straw hats . and other hats for women.

After the death-warrant came, when she was examined concerning the justice of her sentence, she said, "It was welcome by the grace of God;" but asserted, that the witnesses Diamond, Etc. never saw any thing of her guilt; however, she pray'd for all that gave evidence against her, and professed to forgive them.But in farther asserting her innocence, and in the warmth of he defence, she prayed, that the guilty part of the evidence might, by divine justice be brought to the like punishment, which they had brought on her: but on reminding her of her first good prayers for them, she retracted this, and submitted with resignation, expressing strong hopes of a happy change.

Being asked how she came to tell two different stories about the files found upon her, viz. 1st. That her little boy found them in the cellar the day before; she asserted, that was not meant of the files; but of a stick found in her closet by one of the officers who seized her; who said of it, This club used to go on the highway. To which she answered, Well were it for you Bob Sis, if you were as honest as the man who carries that stick; meaning her husband.

When questioned again, why she did not make the same defence before justice Fielding, that the files were conveyed into her house by Alice Diamond< no role > , as she had made in court? She answered, that Alice Diamond< no role > had hindered her, by pucking her by the coat, and that she was loath to betray her, as she had been before charged and taken up for filing of guineas; and she thought she must suffer, if detected again. Then, you were more tender of her than your own life? To this she answered, I was fool enough then to be so. And she also said, that they gave her hopes that nothing could be proved against her in court, tho'