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upon the Highway, and taking from her a Pocket, a pair of Silver Buckles, value 3 s. a Guinea and 17 s.6 d. in Money
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, she having a Child in her Arms, the Prisoner came up to her, and endeavoured to throw the Child out of her Arms over her Shoulder, at which she being very much affrighted, call'd out, and in the interim of her Fright he pulled off her Pocket, and was running away, but some Persons coming immediately to her Assistance, he was apprehended.
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deposed, that as he was standing at his Masters Door, and hearing the Woman cry out, he ran to her Assistance, as also did some other Persons; and when he saw himself Surrounded, that he could not escape, he threw down the Pocket, saying, D - n you for a Bitch, there's your Pocket, what would you have. This was confirm'd by other Evidences, and one that knew him, having taken him on the like occasion about two Years before. The Prisoner deny'd having the Pocket, but said, he hearing a cry of Murther, ran to see what was the matter, and so was seiz d. The Jury found him
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