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stealing a pewter tankard, value 2 s. </rs>
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<p>Linnell Lee. I live at the <rs type="placeName" id="t17450116-18-crimeloc105">Sun Tavern</rs>
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: last Saturday night between ten and eleven a man* comes in who has a mock voice, and I understanding since that the Prisoner is a slight of hand man, I saw something between his legs, and upon that I enquired what tankards there were, and there was one missing. I said to my servant, I believe the man in the box next to the door has it between his legs. My man went up to him, put his hand between his legs, and said, now I have got what I wanted, and took it from him.</p>
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. who keeps the three Tuns in Ayloffe Street Goodman's Fields, and husband of <rs type="persName" id="t17450116-18-person198"> <interp inst="t17450116-18-person198" type="role" value=""></interp>
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, Trial 140.</p>
<p>Q. What did he say when the tankard was taken from him?</p>
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Lee. He said he was going to shew me a slight of hand trick; I believe he took it to be a silver tankard.</p>
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. I took the tankard from between his legs - he had it concealed between his thighs.</p>
<p>Prisoner. When I am out of business, I shew tricks to divert people. I have been often at your house, and you have given me leave to do it, and I thought I might take the freedom with you.</p>
<p>Q. Did you ever give him leave to shew tricks in your house?</p>
<p>Lee. I believe he did about two years ago.</p>
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, a man who has two voices, was diverting some gentlemen in the house, and I thought at a proper time to shew them a fancy, for I always carry a live pidgeon, and I took this tankard to make use of upon that occasion.</p>
<p>Jury. Was he shewing any tricks at that time?</p>
<p>Lee. I did not know he was in the house.</p>
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Alice Knabb <interp inst="t17450116-18-person202" type="surname" value="Knabb"></interp>
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. I never heard a mouthful of ill of him in my life.</p>
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. I live at the three Tuns in the Old Bailey, I have known the Prisoner four years, his character was always that of a very honest man: he was my <rs id="t17450116-18-deflabel107" type="occupation">servant</rs>
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two years ago when I kept a coffee-house in Smithfield. <rs id="t17450116-18-verdict108" type="verdictDescription"> <interp inst="t17450116-18-verdict108" type="verdictCategory" value="guilty"></interp>
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Guilty 10 d. </rs>
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<p>When the Jury brought in their verdict, the Prisoner said, how do you know what I designed to do with the tankard?</p>
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<note>[Transportation. See summary.]</note>
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