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stealing, on the <rs id="t17841020-24-cd116" type="crimeDate">18th of October</rs>
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, one silk handkerchief, value 2 s. </rs>
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Michael Gill <interp inst="t17841020-24-victim293" type="surname" value="Gill"></interp>
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sworn.</p>
<p>I was going home at night, and there were three women in <rs type="placeName" id="t17841020-24-crimeloc117">Long-lane</rs>
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, and my handkerchief was tied loose round my neck, the prisoner laid her hand on my shoulders, she wanted me to go with her, I told her I did not want anything to do with her, I was a poor man and had a wife at home; she took my handkerchief, three women and a man came up to me, and she conveyed the handkerchief to another woman, I never got it again; I held the prisoner fast with both my hands, I never lost her, and a man came up and said he would knock me down, another man came up and called a watchman; the man and the woman ran off, I held the prisoner, and she was taken to the watch-house.</p>
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sworn.</p>
<p>I heard a noise in the street, the man was going to ill use the prosecutor; I said you are one of the bullies; while the watchman came up they made off, the watchman said he had nothing to do with it; it was opposite Red-lion-yard, opposite Long-lane, he said it was out of his liberty.</p>
<p>Can you fix exactly his stand? - No.</p>
<p>Court. It is very proper the Alderman of the ward should know of that.</p>
<p>PRISONER's DEFENCE.</p>
<p>I met the prosecutor in Long-lane, he wanted me to go with him, and because I would not, he charged the watch with me, he examined me, I had no handkerchief.</p>
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GUILTY </rs>
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privately whipped </rs>
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imprisoned six months in the House of Correction </rs>
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<p>Tried by the London Jury before Mr. RECORDER.</p>
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