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, at the hour of nine in the forenoon of the
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and others of the family then being in the said house, and feloniously stealing therein twenty guineas, value 21 l. and twenty-three half guineas, value 32 l. 1 s. 6 d. the monies of the said
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, the corner of Fleet Market; on the 26th of November, about nine in the morning I told out some money, there was a pile of twenty guineas and twenty-three half guineas, I went out about twenty-five minutes after nine o'clock, and returned in four or five minutes, and when I got back I found the window had been thrown up, and all my money gone but one half guinea.
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I am a blacksmith; I know Mr. Wright's house; on the 26th of November, I was coming down Fleet Market, on the side leading to his house; I saw a man half way in the window, by the help of a sledge that lays under the window, he stood upon that and he was about half way in the window under the sash, I saw him draw himself out as I was coming down, I thought he was conversing with somebody, and he and another ran by me as hard as ever he could; I had no suspicion of any robbery; I think the man had a cast in his eye, I cannot say, as they went by me they had like to have thrown one another down.
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Court. Should you know him again? - I think I should, but I am not sure; he had then dark, or rather black clothes on.
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Court. Look around the Court and see if you see any body like him. - No, really to be upon my oath, another man may be of the same size.
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Court. The next witness is an accomplice, but here is no ground to identify this.
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Tried by the London Jury before Mr. RECORDER.
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