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last, putting her in fear, and endeavouring to take from her a Gold Necklace
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; but upon Examination it appeared only to be a gilt one, and the Assault no other than a Geneva Jostle.
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The Prosecutor depos'd, That she, with her Mother and Grandmother had been at a Christening, and coming home, near
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the Prisoner came up to her and broke her Necklace from her Neck, which fell down into her Bosom; upon this the Prisoner was apprehended, and the Prosecutor's Friends made Overtures to her of making it up without a Prosecution, but she not agreeing to their Proposition, was arraign'd for an Assault, which appearing to the Court to be a malicious Prosecution she was
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