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JOHN VERNON, otherwise <rs id="t18021027-78-alias-7" type="alias"> <join result="nameAlias" targOrder="Y" targets="t18021027-78-defend692 t18021027-78-alias-7"></join>
JOHN DAWES</rs>
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JOHN TAWES</rs>
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, was again indicted for <rs id="t18021027-78-off430" type="offenceDescription"> <interp inst="t18021027-78-off430" type="offenceCategory" value="theft"></interp>
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feloniously stealing, on the <rs id="t18021027-78-cd431" type="crimeDate">21st of August</rs>
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, a pair of gold ear-rings, value 4s. and a gold pin, value 1s. </rs>
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Sarah Ithier <interp inst="t18021027-78-victim694" type="surname" value="Ithier"></interp>
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sworn. - I live in <rs type="placeName" id="t18021027-78-crimeloc432">Clarges-street, Piccadilly</rs>
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: On Friday the 20th of August, the prisoner brought me from the Hay-market Theatre, and in the morning, he wished my servant to follow him to Bond-street, to his lodgings, saying, he would send me some money; she came up stairs, and I asked her why she did not follow him; she said, he told her to go to the Thatched-house Tavern, and she would find him; I would not let her go, and I went into my bed-room; I looked into my box, and on the toilet, and missed a pair of gold ear-rings, a gold pin, a gilt locket, and a shawl, which I had placed on the trunk, near the bed; I did not see any thing of the prisoner till the 24th of September, when I took him as I was coming out of Convent-garden Theatre; the duplicate of the pin and ear-rings were found in his apartment; he denied having robbed me, and wished to make his escape; I took him to the watch-house, and afterwards he was taken to Great Marlborough-street; I am positive he is the person.</p>
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ELIZABETH RANDALL <interp inst="t18021027-78-person696" type="surname" value="RANDALL"></interp>
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sworn. - I am servant to Miss Ithier; and let the prisoner in about twelve o'clock in the evening of the 20th of August, I am sure he is the person: I let him out in the morning, and he said I was to follow him to the Thatched-house Tavern, but not immediately; by my mistress's order I did not go.</p>
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JAMES ROSS <interp inst="t18021027-78-person697" type="surname" value="ROSS"></interp>
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sworn. - My son is a pawnbroker, and I was minding his shop: On the 21st of August, the prisoner came in and pledged a pair of gold ear-rings, and a pin, in the name of Edwards, for 5s. I am certain of his person.</p>
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RICHARD LOVETT <interp inst="t18021027-78-person698" type="surname" value="LOVETT"></interp>
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sworn. - I am an officer, and have a duplicate of the ear-rings and pin, which I found in the prisoner's box, at his lodgings, at the corner of Tom's-court, Bird-street, Grosvenor-square. (The articles produced and identified.)</p>
<p>The prisoner put in a written defence to the following purport:</p>
<p>My Lord, and Gentlemen of the Jury. It is, with the deepest sense of shame and concern, that I find myself under the necessity of answering a charge I never expected to be brought against me; I looked upon the articles to be a free gift from the prosecutrix, who consented I should have them for her sake; the morning I left her, I asked them of her, and she consented to my request; when I left her lodgings, I desired her servant to follow me home, and I would send her mistress something for having staid with her all night; I was surprised she did not follow me, but intended to return again, and went home without an idea of what would be the consequence; being but a short time in London, and unacquainted with the town, I could not find out her lodgings, which I wished to do; when I met her afterwards, my satisfaction was much damped, by the charge of having robbed her; I might easily have avoided her, but I offered to go home with her, and might have quitted her in our walk to Half-moon-street, where she said she lived, if I had been so inclined; it happened that I had been disappointed of some money from my friend,<xptr type="pageFacsimile" doc="180210270046"></xptr>
which subjected me to the inconvenience of pledging my apparel, and inadvertently those ear-rings; having been a short time in London, and my friends and relations being abroad, I have no friends here to speak for me; I hope, if my single asseveration can be taken, it will be believed, I had no intention to rob her, and that my conduct will be looked upon more as levity than an intention to injure; I humbly beg leave to say, that as this is the first time, so it shall be the last of my appearing at the bar of this or any other tribunal.</p>
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GUILTY </rs>
, aged 24.</p>
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Transported for seven years </rs>
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<p>First Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Common Serjeant.</p>
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