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breaking and entering the dwelling house of <rs type="persName" id="t17730113-39-victim393"> <interp inst="t17730113-39-victim393" type="role" value="proceedingsvictim"></interp>
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, on the <rs id="t17730113-39-cd220" type="crimeDate">15th of December</rs>
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, about the hour of eight in the night, and stealing six mens hats, value 20 s. the property of the said Lawrence, in his dwelling house </rs>
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. I am a <rs id="t17730113-39-viclabel221" type="occupation">hatter</rs>
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. On the 15th of December I lost six hats out of my shop; they were taken from the window; I saw them in the evening about five or six o'clock; between seven and eight I heard a sudden noise at the window; I went out but saw no person, and I immediately missed the hats; I found three of them again; one was left with Mr. Weal; one at Mrs. Doharty's, and one at a pawnbroker's.</p>
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. I am a hat-maker. On the 15th of December there were two hats brought to my house; I was not in the way; I delivered them to the prisoner again the next day, and he brought another that I stopped. (The hats produced and deposed to by the prosecutor.)</p>
<p>Mrs. Doharty. Two men came to my house to lodge; they lodged two nights with me; the third night they gave me three hats to put by for them. I delivered the hats to Sir <rs type="persName" id="t17730113-39-person396"> <interp inst="t17730113-39-person396" type="role" value=""></interp>
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's men; I put my mark on them; I believe they are the same. I believe it was the other man that was with the prisoner that gave me the hats.</p>
<p>Prisoner's Defence.</p>
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in Holborn, and he gave me the hats, and desired me to get linings put in them; I carried two, and the next day I carried the third, and Mr. Weal stopped me and the hat; they took Wright and let him go again.</p>
<p>Weal. I took him , but as there was no charge against him he was discharged; the prisoner did not charge him then, but said the hats belonged to one <rs type="persName" id="t17730113-39-person398"> <interp inst="t17730113-39-person398" type="role" value=""></interp>
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, who was formerly a master hatter, but is now confined for debt.</p>
<p>For the Prisoner.</p>
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. I have known the prisoner some years; he bears a good character: he was bred a farmer; he came to London about two years ago to get into any employment he could.</p>
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Guilty of stealing the hats, but not of the burglary </rs>
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T </rs>
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