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: on Lord Mayor's Day last I lost my handkerchief by
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, a man said, is this your handkerchief? and I said, yes; he said the Prisoner took it out of my pocket.
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[otherwise called Long Charles.]
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Q. What are you?
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Remmington. I am a cabinet maker.
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Q. Are not you a thief-taker?
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Remmington. If they fall in my way I take them sometimes. I saw the Prisoner take this handkerchief out of Mr. Hamilton's pocket, and go to put it into his own.
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Prisoner. Mcdonald is the person who took the handkerchief out of the gentleman's pocket, and now he wants to push it upon me. They are the greatest rogues and thief-takers in the world; they do it for the sake of the reward.
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Q. Is not the reward an inducement to you to give testimony.
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Remmington. No; it is no inducement to me, the King's crown should not be an inducement to me.
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A Juryman of London. I knew Remmington an errand boy when he first came to town, and he took naughty ways, and would not stay with his master: he is a naughty man.
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- I am an Irishman.
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Q. What trade are you?
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Mcdonald. I am of the same trade now. I keep a house of 12 l. a year in Water-Lane in Fleet-Street: four or five of us went out that day to pick up thieves in the city.
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Q. How long have you practised this?
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Mcdonald. Two or three years. I saw the Prisoner follow Mr. Hamilton pretty close, and saw him pick the handkerchief out of his pocket, and I laid hold of him with the handkerchief in his hand.
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Prisoner. He has been an evidence, and hanged two or three people.
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. I was an evidence here, and have made myself an honest man - I have been indicted indeed - I have left it off these five years.
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Hind. Mcdonald is a sword cutler - he is a man of credit; I know no other of him - I believe him to be an honest man now - I am a flax dresser by trade.
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Q. Does Mcdonald keep a publick house?
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Hind. He sells beer and liquor - He is a sword cutler by trade, he fitted up a hanger for me once - I wanted a hanger, because I go to take up these sort of people. We went out on purpose on Lord Mayor's Day to take up some of the Black Boy Alley people. I was concerned in taking those who were tried last sessions.
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Prisoner. Hind says he lodges at an alehouse, but he keeps a bawdy-house in Chancery Lane.
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Hind - I do live in Chancery Lane; it is not a licensed house, it is a private house.
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Q. The Boy knows you all?
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Hind. That shews he is the greater rogue. About five Minutes before I saw him put his hand into a man's pocket, and pulled out nothing; that was the reason we followed him.
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[Transportation. See summary.]
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