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stealing a pewter tankard, value 2 s.
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the goods of
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January 12
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Linnell Lee. I live at the
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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.
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* One
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. who keeps the three Tuns in Ayloffe Street Goodman's Fields, and husband of
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, who was examined upon the Trial of
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, Trial 140.
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Q. What did he say when the tankard was taken from him?
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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.
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. I took the tankard from between his legs - he had it concealed between his thighs.
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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.
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Q. Did you ever give him leave to shew tricks in your house?
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Lee. I believe he did about two years ago.
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Prisoner. There is one
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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.
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Jury. Was he shewing any tricks at that time?
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Lee. I did not know he was in the house.
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. I never heard a mouthful of ill of him in my life.
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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
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two years ago when I kept a coffee-house in Smithfield.
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Guilty 10 d.
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When the Jury brought in their verdict, the Prisoner said, how do you know what I designed to do with the tankard?
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[Transportation. See summary.]
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