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Roger Johnson <interp inst="t17181015-15-defend99" type="surname" value="Johnson"></interp>
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, of <rs type="placeName" id="t17181015-15-defloc74">St. Clement Danes</rs>
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feloniously stealing 7 pair of Silk Stockings, value 5 l. </rs>
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Arthur Emmerson <interp inst="t17181015-15-victim100" type="surname" value="Emmerson"></interp>
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, the <rs id="t17181015-15-cd76" type="crimeDate">13th of this present October</rs>
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. It appear'd by the Evidence, that there came a Person from the Prisoner to the Prosecutors Shop, telling his Servant that he must bring half a doz n pair of Black Silk Stockings to one Captain Smith in Norfolk-Street, accordingly the Servant put up 7 Pair, and went along with the Man, who conducted him to the Prisoner, he open'd them, and said, but you have brought no White Stockings, and would have had him left the Stockings, with him, and gone back to fetch some, but he scrupling to do that, he desired him to leave them at an Apothecaries, which he did, and while he was gone home to fetch the white Stockings, the Prisoner comes to the Apothecary, pretending to be very careful that they were laid safe,<xptr type="pageFacsimile" doc="171810150003"></xptr>
where they might take no hurt, and being shew'd them, catch'd them up and ran away. but the Apothecary's Man pursuing him, he was taken, and the Stockings upon him. The Prisoner had nothing to alledge , but that he took them to carry after the Prosecutors Servant, but that not being credited, the Jury found him <rs id="t17181015-15-verdict77" type="verdictDescription"> <interp inst="t17181015-15-verdict77" type="verdictCategory" value="guilty"></interp>
Guilty </rs>
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Death </rs>
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