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feloniously stealing on the <rs id="t17840526-10-cd56" type="crimeDate">12th day of April</rs>
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last, one copper chocolate pot, value 3 s. and one copper candlestick, value 2 s. </rs>
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sworn.</p>
<p>On the 12th of April I lost the things mentioned in the indictment, when I came home in the evening I missed them, I believe, I left my mother-in-law at home, my wife was out, I went to the broker's, and enquired for such things, and they told me there had not been such things for sale then, but he told me to go to the publick-house, I went to the house and found the things; the man's name is Moses; I never saw the prisoner but at the Justice's.</p>
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sworn.</p>
<p>Do you remember the last witness coming to you on the 12th of April? - On the 12th of April I was sent for by <rs type="persName" id="t17840526-10-person161"> <interp inst="t17840526-10-person161" type="role" value=""></interp>
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; they took charge of the prisoner for another thing, when I came to the prisoner, I laid hold of her, she had something of a bundle in her apron, she would not tell me whose property the things were, I took her into custody, and she was committed; the things have been in my possession ever since.</p>
<p>Prosecutor. The door was left on the latch, there is nothing else below that is worth taking away.</p>
<p>ISABELLA FRAZER sworn.</p>
<p>When I stopped the prisoner these things were found upon her, I saw them taken from her.</p>
<p>(The things deposed to.)</p>
<p>PRISONER's DEFENCE.</p>
<p>A woman gave them to me, and said she had pledged them at one Smith's, a pawnbroker, and desired me to tell them there she wanted to pay me eight shillings she owed me. I have no witnesses.</p>
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GUILTY </rs>
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privately whipped </rs>
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confined to hard labour six months in the House of Correction </rs>
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<p>Tried by the second Middlesex Jury before Mr. RECORDER.</p>
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