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stealing four pieces of gold coin, called guineasand 7 s 6 d. in money, numbered, the money of
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to me upwards of six months, and lived with my wife mother upwards of five years. I was out at the time of the robbery: she was carried before justice Chamberlain.
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Q. Did she make any confession, or was there any taken in writing?
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. I do not know; the justice wrote something.
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. I cannot say.
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. I am wife to the last witness.
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On the 29th of April I missed some silver out of my bureau; I had seen it about two hours before.
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Q. When was it you saw it?
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Marry Goodchild. As near as I can guess about the hours of three and four, and between four and five I missed it: the keys were found by the prisoner.
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. Down upon the ground by her.
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Q. Did you leave your keys in your drawers?
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. I did not; I had used my tea-chest not an hour before, and left them in that; there was money found upon the prisoner.
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Q. Had she none before?
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. No, she had none before.
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Q. How do you know that?
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. Because the day before I lent her 6 d. for the mending of her gown.
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Q. How much money was there found upon her?
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. Two shillings and six pence first, and 3 s. 6 d. afterwards.
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Q. Did you ever find any of your guineas again?
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. No, I never did.
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. I am servant in that house; I found the keys by the prisoner; she lay upon the ground.
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Q. How came she to lay upon the ground?
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. She was very much in liquor, and so tumbled down; the money lay by her; there was a half a crown and 3 s. 6 d.
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. I lodged in this house.
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Q. What business do you follow?
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. I do not follow any.
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Q. Have you been brought up to any business?
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. Yes, to a distiller. The prisoner desired me to go up stairs with her, saying, she would find some of the money if she could: she found 3 s. 6 d. and gave it me in my hand, and I gave it her mistress; that is all I know.
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. Mr. Goodchild acquinted me that he had been robbed; I spoke to the prisoner, and desired her to confess, saying, her master and mistress would not hurt her, but she did not.
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The prisoner said nothing in her defence.
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Acquitted
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rs
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