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, one cambrick handkerchief, value 2 s.
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the property of
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HILL WALKER sworn.
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On Saturday morning last, I lost my handkerchief between eleven and twelve; I was informed of the robbery, and followed the prisoners; the handkerchief was taken from the prisoner Smith; the prisoner Fennell, the boy, was with him.
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I took the handkerchief out of the prisoner's breeches, I have had it ever since.
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I followed the prisoners, and saw the boy (Fennell) after several attempts, take the handkerchief out of the prosecutor's pocket, and I told the prosecutor; the two prisoners were then standing against Bow-church door, they were taken, and I found the handkerchief in Smith's breeches.
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PRISONER SMITH's DEFENCE.
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I found the handkerchief in Bow Churchyard, and put it into my breeches.
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Court to the Boy. Have you any friends? - No.
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Court. Let the boy be
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, and then carried to the officers of his parish: and let the prisoner
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Tried by the London Jury before Mr. RECORDER.
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