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burglariously and feloniously breaking and entering the dwelling house of <rs type="persName" id="t17830910-29-victim282"> <interp inst="t17830910-29-victim282" type="role" value="proceedingsvictim"></interp>
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last, about the hour of twelve in the night, and feloniously stealing therein, ninety-eight yards of printed cotton, value 12 l. ninety-eight yards of printed linen and cotton, value 11 l. forty-two yards of other printed linen, value 31 l. 10 s. two hundred thirteen yards of Irish linen, value 13 l. thirteen yards of diaper cloth, value 19 s. sixty-nine silk handkerchief, value 14 l. one cotton half handkerchief, value 15 d. forty-three cotton handkerchiefs, value 5 l. twenty-four linen handkerchief, value 3 l. fourteen yards of plain lawn, value 40 s. twenty-four pair of worsted stockings, value 40 s. sixty-nine yards of figured lawn, value 10 l. thirteen stuff petticoats, value 4 l. 17 s. sixteen pair of mens leather shoes, value 4 l. six pair of womens shoes, value 21 s. eighteen yards of flannel, value 1 l. 7 s. one hundred and thirty yards of silk ribbon, value 3 l. 5 s. thirty-four yards of black lace, value 4 l. ninety-eight yards of white thread lace, value 10 l. one hundred and twenty-eight yards of worsted gartering, value 16 s. and four pounds weight of worsted, value 8 s. the property of the said <rs type="persName" id="t17830910-29-person283"> <interp inst="t17830910-29-person283" type="role" value=""></interp>
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in his dwelling house </rs>
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<p>(The witnesses examined apart at the request of the prisoners.)</p>
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JOSEPH CLARKE <interp inst="t17830910-29-person284" type="surname" value="CLARKE"></interp>
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sworn.</p>
<p>I live in <rs type="placeName" id="t17830910-29-crimeloc164">Green-street</rs>
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, Kentish Town, I am a <rs id="t17830910-29-viclabel165" type="occupation">surveyer or measurer, and carpenter</rs>
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, my wife carries on the business of a haberdasher, my house was broke open, in the night of the 28th of March, 'twas through a brick wall, and the things mentioned in the indictment taken out, I was not at home when the robbery was committed, my daughter and my wife were at home.</p>
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LUCY CLARKE <interp inst="t17830910-29-person285" type="surname" value="CLARKE"></interp>
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sworn.</p>
<p>I am daughter to the last witness, I went to bed about eleven o'clock at night, the wall was safe, and every door in the house shut; I got up about six and went into my shop, and there was a hole broke through the wall, there were neither doors nor windows touched, but only a hole broke through the wall; there were a great quantity of things taken out, the hole was behind the door, the wall was a common thickness; I do not know the thickness, it was a brick wall, and the things were stolen that were in the indictment: these things now produced were taken in the woman's apartment, on the 5th of April fast, we had a letter by private information, that led us to the house, and there I found these things, there are all the things that we found, here are some with my mark on them, here is a silk handkerchief that Mrs. Compton concealed under the child's petticoat, and Mr.<xptr type="pageFacsimile" doc="178309100031"></xptr>
Macmanus took it out, I am sure these things that I produced my are father's, I and were in the house the 28th of March in the morning.</p>
<p>What was the value of the things you lost? - About one hundred pounds, here are shoes, and ribbons, and a piece of linen and lawn.</p>
<p>Jury. With respect to the handkerchief you found underneath the child, was there your mark upon it? - No, Sir, there was no mark upon it.</p>
<p>Whether you can positively swear to the handkerchief? - I do not say it was the same that was taken from our house, it was the same sort.</p>
<p>Court. Where abouts were the other things found? - In a drawer in this woman's apartment.</p>
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sworn.</p>
<p>I went to search the prisoner's lodgings, and found the things that are in these papers, I took the list myself, I carried the things to my house, I had them for about a fortnight, and Sir Sampson desired me to keep these papers, and give up the things, I told her to keep the things that were marked; I took Compton out of that place before for sheep stealing, and he was admitted an evidence here.</p>
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sworn.</p>
<p>I live in Sparrow's-rents, I wrote the letter, there had been an alarm of some goods, that had been brought into the house in Sparrow's-rents, I cannot tell who saw them, the prisoner lodged there then, and the woman with him; I remember Macmanus, and Mr. Clarke coming there, I cannot say, whether Coleman had been at home that morning, I heard on Wednesday the 2d of April, that Mr. Clarke had lost a number of goods, and I thought it might be the same.</p>
<p>Court. What did you see yourself? - Nothing.</p>
<p>Did the prisoner come back to his lodgings? - No.</p>
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sworn.</p>
<p>I am the wife of the last witness, I know the prisoner, he lived in Sparrow's-rents I never saw them bring any thing in, I saw Mrs. Coleman bring a bundle out of Mrs. Marshall's house, about a yard in length, she did not lodge in that house.</p>
<p>Court. Do you know what was in the bundle? - No.</p>
<p>- WOOLLEY sworn.</p>
<p>I am landlord of this house in Sparrow's-rents, I let it to the woman, she paid the rent, they lived together.</p>
<p>Who had she the money of? - I believe one time she had the money of him.</p>
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sworn.</p>
<p>On the 28th of March, as I was coming to town about one o'clock, I met three men coming along just against the Newchapel, Kentish Town, about a furlong off.</p>
<p>Did you take any notice of em? - No otherwise then seeing them; I did not take any notice of their faces.</p>
<p>What had they with them? - They had all bundles.</p>
<p>Look at that man? - He may be the size very possibly with respect to height, but I did not look at the face, I had no thought of any thing of the kind not till the morning following.</p>
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's DEFENCE.</p>
<p>I have one witness to tell you how these things came into my room, but I beg of you to hear me first; I have a bad character they say, by my being a sheep stealer, I suffered the law for that, I hope, I am not to suffer every thing through that; I was in the country when this thing happened to my wife, my wife sent me word down that she was in goal by a man having left these things in my room, I never saw the things with my eyes, no ways in the world till I see them now, but my wife as she had made her bed, she must lay upon it; my wife can tell how she came by these things, I cannot; there is a girl that they took up to the Justice's eight times, and offered her money, if she would swear my life away, I asked a waggoner to stay up<xptr type="pageFacsimile" doc="178309100032"></xptr>
till my trial came on, and he said, if I could pay a man to go down with his waggon, he would stay, but we have not a farthing, and three small children in goal.</p>
<p>PRISONER ANN's DEFENCE.</p>
<p>I washed for a man named Samuel, and he asked me to make him a couple of shirts, I said I believe I can, I made one of the shirts according to promise, and he left a bundle, says he, here is a petticoat and some things that I have bought for my sister, who is distressed, and three small children, I wish you would bind up the petticoat, and make up the frocks, I bid him put down the things, accordingly I made the shirt, and of a Saturday they came and took the things away.</p>
<p>Macmanus. My Lord, this man that she speaks of never was seen again.</p>
<p>Prisoner Ann. I told the gentleman directly where this man lodged.</p>
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Thomas Compton <interp inst="t17830910-29-person291" type="surname" value="Compton"></interp>
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was at home? - That morning his child came in, and I asked him if his daddy was at home, he said he was at the publick-house.</p>
<p>Mrs. Bayley. He was in the open court on the Saturday, when the things were found in his lodgings, I saw him myself.</p>
<p>Jury to Macmanus. Did you go to the publick-house? - I went, the landlord said he was just gone, having had six-penny worth of brandy and water.</p>
<p>Prisoner. Lord forgive you, I never drank six penny worth of brandy and water in my life.</p>
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,</p>
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NOT GUILTY </rs>
.</p>
<p>Tried by the first Middlesex Jury before Mr. Baron HOTHAM.</p>
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