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Richard Smith <interp inst="t17540530-9-defend120" type="surname" value="Smith"></interp>
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stealing two linnen shirts, value 4 s. one linnen shift, value 2 s. </rs>
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Alexander Stephenson <interp inst="t17540530-9-victim122" type="surname" value="Stephenson"></interp>
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, <rs id="t17540530-9-cd38" type="crimeDate">May 22</rs>
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Alex Stephenson <interp inst="t17540530-9-person123" type="surname" value="Stephenson"></interp>
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. I live in <rs type="placeName" id="t17540530-9-crimeloc39">King-Street, Grosvenor-Square</rs>
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. On Wednesday the 22d of May I lost two shirts and a shift; they were hanging to dry in my yard; the prisoner was coming out at the door with them; I went to stop him, he let fall a bag, which he had put them in; I took up the bag, and found them, and a book in it. (Produced in court)</p>
<p>Q. Are you sure they are your goods?</p>
<p>Stephenson. They arethere is an S upon them: I pursued the prisoner, and took him.</p>
<p>Q. from the prisoner. Is your name upon the shirts; shew it to the court?</p>
<p>Stephenson. There is the mark (showing it.)</p>
<p>Court. Is that hook a thing that can be made any good use of?</p>
<p>Stephenson. It appears to be a butcher's hook.</p>
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John Drurey <interp inst="t17540530-9-person124" type="surname" value="Drurey"></interp>
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. I was up a setting out a post-chaisethe last witness called out stop thief: I stopped the prisoner, he fell on his knees, and begged for mercy, saying, it would ruin him, and he should strave in goal.</p>
<p>Prisoner's Defence.</p>
<p>I am took at a nonplus, so that I have nobody here to speak to my character; I have nothing to say.</p>
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Guilty </rs>
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<note>[Transportation. See summary.]</note>
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