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on the Highway, on the <rs id="t17270705-54-cd260" type="crimeDate">24th of April</rs>
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last, putting her in fear, and endeavouring to take from her a Gold Necklace </rs>
; but upon Examination it appeared only to be a gilt one, and the Assault no other than a Geneva Jostle.</p>
<p>The Prosecutor depos'd, That she, with her Mother and Grandmother had been at a Christening, and coming home, near <rs type="placeName" id="t17270705-54-crimeloc261">Windmill-Hill</rs>
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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 <rs id="t17270705-54-verdict262" type="verdictDescription"> <interp inst="t17270705-54-verdict262" type="verdictCategory" value="notGuilty"></interp>
acquitted </rs>
, and a Copy of her Indictment granted her. Thus they who would have made a Court of Justice a Handle to commit unjust Actions, are brought under the Cognizance of the Law for such unlawful Proceedings.</p>
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