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stealing three guineas
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, the money of
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. I live with Mr. Wright,
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. I missed three guineas out of my box on Sunday night last. I suspected the prisoner, and charged her with taking them; she confessed she did take them. I had seen my money in the box that week.
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Q. Where did your box stand?
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E. Roads. It stood below stairs, and was locked.
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Q. Did you find it broke open?
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E. Roads. No, she did it with a key.
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brought me a warrant on the 7th of this instant to take up the prisoner; which I did. She was charged with taking three guineas out of a box, and she owned that she had taken the money, and laid most of it out. They were fellow-servants.
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Q. How did she say she got at it?
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Gay. She said she opened the box with a key of her own.
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Prisoner's Defence.
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I was frighted; and they proposed to me, that if I would make up the money again, they would make no more to do about it.
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Gay. The prisoner confessed she had bought these things with part of the money. (Producing a parcel of cloaths, and the key with which she owned she had opened the lock.)
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[Transportation. See summary.]
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