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on the Highway, putting him in Fear, and taking from him a Silk Purse, value 6 d. and 11 Guineas and an Half Guinea </rs>
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depos'd, That on Sunday the 22d of October last, at 11 o'Clock at Night, as he had been advising about a Law Suit he had then depending, he met <rs type="persName" id="t17280228-78-person428"> <interp inst="t17280228-78-person428" type="role" value=""></interp>
Mary Sullivane <interp inst="t17280228-78-person428" type="surname" value="Sullivane"></interp>
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Sarah Lawson, alias <rs id="t17280228-78-alias-4" type="alias"> <join result="nameAlias" targOrder="Y" targets="t17280228-78-person429 t17280228-78-alias-4"></join>
Clark</rs>
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, in Rider's Court, and that he went with them to <rs type="placeName" id="t17280228-78-crimeloc342">Castle Court, in Castle Street</rs>
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, and there drank with them for some Time, when <rs type="persName" id="t17280228-78-person430"> <interp inst="t17280228-78-person430" type="role" value=""></interp>
Mary Harvey <interp inst="t17280228-78-person430" type="surname" value="Harvey"></interp>
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came into the Room, whom he knew had Malice against him for some former Difference; and that afterwards, when he went out, <rs type="persName" id="t17280228-78-person431"> <interp inst="t17280228-78-person431" type="role" value=""></interp>
Mary Harvey <interp inst="t17280228-78-person431" type="surname" value="Harvey"></interp>
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came up to him, and took the Money from him mention'd in the Indictment; and that after she had taken it, <rs type="persName" id="t17280228-78-person432"> <interp inst="t17280228-78-person432" type="role" value=""></interp>
John Eaton <interp inst="t17280228-78-person432" type="surname" value="Eaton"></interp>
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David Harvey <interp inst="t17280228-78-person433" type="surname" value="Harvey"></interp>
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knock'd him down, that he knew them all very well, and they knew him, but <rs type="persName" id="t17280228-78-person434"> <interp inst="t17280228-78-person434" type="role" value=""></interp>
John Eaton <interp inst="t17280228-78-person434" type="surname" value="Eaton"></interp>
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David Harvey <interp inst="t17280228-78-person435" type="surname" value="Harvey"></interp>
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made their Escape, whilst he secured <rs type="persName" id="t17280228-78-person436"> <interp inst="t17280228-78-person436" type="role" value=""></interp>
Mary Harvey <interp inst="t17280228-78-person436" type="surname" value="Harvey"></interp>
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, who took his Money.</p>
<p>Mrs. Green depos'd, That on Sunday the 22d of October, about 11 at Night, she heard the Noise occasion'd by the Prosecutor and the Prisoners quarreling after they were gone out of her House, that she heard a Woman's Voice, crying out, Murder; going to see what the Matter was, she saw <rs type="persName" id="t17280228-78-person437"> <interp inst="t17280228-78-person437" type="role" value=""></interp>
Mary Harvey <interp inst="t17280228-78-person437" type="surname" value="Harvey"></interp>
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and Wilcox in a high Dispute, she complaining of his assaulting her, and he saying she had robb'd him of 11 Guineas and a Cane; but this Deponent did not see that he was in the least Dirty, tho' he said he was knock'd down by <rs type="persName" id="t17280228-78-person438"> <interp inst="t17280228-78-person438" type="role" value=""></interp>
John Eaton <interp inst="t17280228-78-person438" type="surname" value="Eaton"></interp>
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and <rs type="persName" id="t17280228-78-person439"> <interp inst="t17280228-78-person439" type="role" value=""></interp>
David Harvey <interp inst="t17280228-78-person439" type="surname" value="Harvey"></interp>
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.</p>
<p>The Constable depos'd, That when they were brought to the Watch house, <rs type="persName" id="t17280228-78-person440"> <interp inst="t17280228-78-person440" type="role" value=""></interp>
Mary Harvey <interp inst="t17280228-78-person440" type="surname" value="Harvey"></interp>
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charg'd Wilcox, and Wilcox charg'd <rs type="persName" id="t17280228-78-person441"> <interp inst="t17280228-78-person441" type="role" value=""></interp>
Mary Harvey <interp inst="t17280228-78-person441" type="surname" value="Harvey"></interp>
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, each complaining of the Wrong they had suffer'd; but this Deponent did not discover, by any Marks of Dirt, or otherwise, that Wilcox had been knock'd down. This was likewise confirm'd by the Deposition of <rs type="persName" id="t17280228-78-person442"> <interp inst="t17280228-78-person442" type="role" value=""></interp>
George Smith <interp inst="t17280228-78-person442" type="surname" value="Smith"></interp>
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</rs>
.</p>
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Mary Harvey <interp inst="t17280228-78-person443" type="surname" value="Harvey"></interp>
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said in her Defence, That there having been several Disputes in Law between them, Wilcox had done this out of Malice; to prove this, she produc'd an Evidence, who swore directly, that <rs type="persName" id="t17280228-78-person444"> <interp inst="t17280228-78-person444" type="role" value=""></interp>
Henry Wilcox <interp inst="t17280228-78-person444" type="surname" value="Wilcox"></interp>
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offer'd her five Guineas, if she would swear that <rs type="persName" id="t17280228-78-person445"> <interp inst="t17280228-78-person445" type="role" value=""></interp>
Mary Harvey <interp inst="t17280228-78-person445" type="surname" value="Harvey"></interp>
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robb'd him of 11 Guineas and an Half; but she knowing nothing of the Matter, would not be tempted to forswear herself. This evidently proved, that the Prosecutor's Charge against them was unjust, upon which the Jury <rs id="t17280228-78-verdict343" type="verdictDescription"> <interp inst="t17280228-78-verdict343" type="verdictCategory" value="notGuilty"></interp>
acquitted </rs>
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