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feloniously stealing on the <rs id="t17830430-63-cd353" type="crimeDate">21st of March</rs>
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last, one iron chain, value 15 s. and one brass sheave, value 2 l. 15 s. </rs>
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<p>I am a <rs id="t17830430-63-viclabel354" type="occupation">wharfinger</rs>
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; I lost an iron chain, and a brass sheave, we missed it on the morning of the 21st of March; I never saw the prisoner till I saw him before the justice, I was informed, that the prisoner, and a chain and sheave were stopped, I went to the watch-house, and knew them to be my property.</p>
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GEORGE WYNNE <interp inst="t17830430-63-person806" type="surname" value="WYNNE"></interp>
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<p>On the 21st of March, I was coming from Burnley, between ten and eleven, I saw two men going as I thought pretty heavy loaded, I asked the watchman, if he had examined them, he said no, and I went with him, and we found something with in their bags, it felt like a sheave and a chain, and I desired him to take them to the watch-house; the sheave, that man had on his back, and this chain Saliman had on his back.</p>
<p>Are you sure the prisoner was one of the men? - Yes.</p>
<p>(The chain and sheave deposed to by the prosecutor.)</p>
<p>Prisoner. Whether he knows any thing of Saliman? - I never saw him in my life to my knowledge, I was angry enough the next morning to think he was got away.</p>
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<p>I know they are my master's property.</p>
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<p>I am a watchman, on the 21st of March, about half after ten, I was standing by my<xptr type="pageFacsimile" doc="178304300125"></xptr>
box and I heard somebody crying out watch three times, I went down below the church, there is a dead wall, I stopped there, and I heard somebody coming along, I waited till they came to me, I asked them what they had got, they said a chain belonging to Mr. Johnson of Whitechapel, they said, they stopped at Poplar drinking a pot or two of beer; I thought any working man might do so, I asked them if they were sure they were right, they said they were, I let them go, and just coming over Limehouse-bridge by the watch-box, Mr. Wynn and some more gentlemen were coming over, and Mr. Wynn said, these men were heavy loaded, then I stopped them, I am sure the prisoner was one.</p>
<p>Which was it that said, we have been to drink a pot of beer? - I believe it was the other man, I think he gave me all the answers.</p>
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sworn.</p>
<p>On the 21st of March, between eleven and twelve, this man and Soliman was brought to my charge, and I took them in custody.</p>
<p>Prisoner to Prosecutor. Do not you know Soliman? - Yes.</p>
<p>Did not he work for you? - Yes.</p>
<p>You never saw me before? - No.</p>
<p>PRISONER's DEFENCE.</p>
<p>I had been at work at Black-wall, and I overtook Soliman coming with these things in a bag, he asked me if I was going to London, I said, I was, he asked me to help him, he took the sheave out of the bag, and carried it himself, and I carried the chain.</p>
<p>Court. How came Soliman to escape.</p>
<p>Abroll. Our watch-house is very small, and has no conveniency, and the prisoner desired to go and ease himself, I sent the watchman with him, and he returned; Soliman also asked the same favour, I thought it natural, as this man returned the other would, but he run away from the watchman.</p>
<p>The Prisoner called four witnesses who gave him a very good character.</p>
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NOT GUILTY </rs>
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<p>Tried by the Second Middlesex Jury before Mr. Justice NARES.</p>
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