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stealing one cloth coat, waistcoat and breeches, val. 40 s. one linen waistcoat, val. 5 s. the goods of <rs type="persName" id="t17491011-57-victim370"> <interp inst="t17491011-57-victim370" type="role" value="proceedingsvictim"></interp>
Christopher Doneholme <interp inst="t17491011-57-victim370" type="surname" value="Doneholme"></interp>
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, two linen shirts, val. 4 s. one pair of silver shoe buckles, val 18 s. one pair of man's trowsers, and other things the goods </rs>
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Moses Jansen <interp inst="t17491011-57-victim372" type="surname" value="Jansen"></interp>
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. The prisoner took one coat, two waistcoats, one pair of breeches, from me last Tuesday night, from out of the cabin; I went to a house in the Minories, and found him in bed with my breeches and waistcoat on, and my coat lying on the bed.</p>
<p>Q. At what house was this?</p>
<p>Doneholme. The house of <rs type="persName" id="t17491011-57-person374"> <interp inst="t17491011-57-person374" type="role" value=""></interp>
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; the prisoner sailed with me, he is a Dane, and so am I, he owned every thing he had taken from me, and likewise he took the other things out of a chest on board.</p>
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. I live in the Minories, I never saw the prisoner till last Wednesday morning, he and one <rs type="persName" id="t17491011-57-person376"> <interp inst="t17491011-57-person376" type="role" value=""></interp>
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came to my house, they were both in the fore-room, and wanted lodging; I told them I had a little press-bed, if they would lie there they might; the prisoner had a bundle with him, the other witness came to my house the next morning, and ask'd if there was ever a man in my house; I directed him to the prisoner, and he owned the things.</p>
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. The Captain found his clothes on the prisoner at this woman's house; I went with him, the prisoner was on bed; he own'd he had sold the buckles for 14 s. and own'd taking the other things, that he had taken 6 s. and 10 d. in English money, and 7 or 8 shillings in Danish money, saying he went and opened a man's chest in a ship by Irongate, and being examin'd on shore, said they were his own clothes.</p>
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. I heard the prisoner confess the taking the things; I was along with the captain and the last witness, when they found the prisoner, he had the captain's waistcoat and breeches on, and the coat lay under the pillow.</p>
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Guilty </rs>
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<note>[Transportation. See summary.]</note>
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