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feloniously stealing, on the <rs id="t17930220-69-cd392" type="crimeDate">1st of January</rs>
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, a woollen cloth great coat called a drab great coat, value 2 s. six pair of silk stockings, value 9 s. two linen shirts, value 3 s. a dark lanthorn, value 1 d. one cotton waistcoat, value 3 s. the goods of <rs type="persName" id="t17930220-69-victim727"> <interp inst="t17930220-69-victim727" type="role" value="proceedingsvictim"></interp>
Charles Birckbeck Andree <interp inst="t17930220-69-victim727" type="surname" value="Andree"></interp>
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. A silver tea spoon, value 3 s. the goods of <rs type="persName" id="t17930220-69-victim729"> <interp inst="t17930220-69-victim729" type="role" value="proceedingsvictim"></interp>
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, and a Vanhee cane, value 6 d. </rs>
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sworn.</p>
<p>I live in chambers in <rs type="placeName" id="t17930220-69-crimeloc394">Staple's Inn</rs>
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; I lost a vast quantity of things; those in the indictment are only what we found; I did not see the person take them, I was in the country at the time the chambers were broke open; I came to town the day after, I came to town I think the 3d of January, I do not remember the day of the week; nobody sleeps in these chambers, they were all lost from one room; the great coat was hanging up, and they broke open a great many locks of desks and scrutoires, there was four desks all of them were broke open.</p>
<p>Q. As you had been in the country, had there been any body in them, or were they locked up? - They were chambers for business, there were clerks in them all the time I was out.</p>
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<p>I am a watchman to the society of Staple's Inn; just before nine o'clock the custom of the inn is, for the watchman to go up the stair case; and the outer door of Mr. Andree's chambers was then shut; I know his chambers he is an attorney; these chambers are No. 8, the first floor on the right hand, the door was shut as usual, I tried it.</p>
<p>Q. Was it broke open at any time, or that night? - It was not broke open as I know of, it was a window; when I went up the stair case, when I went up in the morning at five o'clock, before the chambers were opened, I found the door on a jar, I was in hopes it was left open by some body carelessly, I just peeped in and I saw all the papers scattered on the ground; I then went into every room, and the chambers, which consists of four; and I found every thing as in the first office; I had the key of Mr. Andree's chambers, my wife was the laundress to it; the desk in the first office stood wide open, then I went for the key, and got the key; and went back and double locked the door, and and did not go in again till my wife went with me.</p>
<p>Q. How do you suppose the persons got into these chambers? - Through the window, the shutters were broke.</p>
<p>Q. Was the shutters usually broke or was it broke in the course of that night? - In the course of that night; the screw that was in the middle I think was broke and a little hole was made at the bottom of the window.</p>
<p>Q. How did you find the window when you first discovered these chambers open? - I did not see it then, I did not discover it was broke till my wife was along with me, about an hour or an hour and a quarter afterwards, I have never found any thing of the things since.</p>
<p>- TREADWAY sworn.</p>
<p>I am a constable; I produce a dark lanthorn, a silver tea spoon, two silver sleeve buttons, &c. and I got them at<xptr type="pageFacsimile" doc="179302200145"></xptr>
No. 5, Shaw's Gardens, the room belongs to the prisoner's husband, he is now in custody for this robbery, and was examined yesterday at Bow-street.</p>
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Not GUILTY </rs>
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<p>Tried by the London Jury before Mr. RECORDER.</p>
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