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, privately from his person
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. On the 6th of June I went into one Mr. Barker's in
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to drink a poot of beer, and the Prisoner was sitting by the fire side. She asked me to go up stairs with her; I had not been above stairs with her above ten minutes before I was robbed of my purse with five guineas in it.
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Q. How do you know you did not shake this purse out of your pocket?
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Anderson. No; I am sure I did not.
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Q. When did you miss the money?
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Anderson. I missed it directly.
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Q. Did you tax her with having it?
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Anderson. No, she run away with it.
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Anderson. yes; I missed it directly as she went.
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Q. Why did not you take hold of her?
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Anderson. Because I did not know where to find her.
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Q. Why did not you take her then?
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Anderson. Because I had not presence of mind, I did not know but she might fall upon me again.
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Prisoner Mr. Anderson, look at me, and see whether you do me Justice: I desire you would look at me. I suppose my Lord will give you leave to look at me: And please you, my Lord, this man has known me and my husband a great while, and he asked me to drink a pot of beer with him, and he took me up with a warrant, and said I robbed him of five guineas. I am but a woman, if he saw me take the money, why did not he take it out of my hand? He had been in several other houses in St. Giles's.
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Q. What company was you in afterwards?
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Anderson. I was in no other company.
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Q. Was you upon the bed with her?
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Anderson. Yes.
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