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, in the shop of the said Joseph
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; the two prisoners and the evidence came into my shop, my maid was serving them, another took the sugar, and had it under his apron; they went out, I pursued them round Limehouse church, they dropt the sugar in the churchyard, I took the evidence Hall, and carried him before Justice Berry, he granted a search warrant, and by the information of Hall I found the other two, I took them in Leadenhall-street, and carried them before my Lord-Mayor, where Underwood confest the taking the sugar.
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- Hall. One Jack went to Arnold's to buy a halfpennyworth of butter, then one Ben. Ball went in, and Underwood after him, he took the sugar, I staid at the door, and saw him take it out of the window, and run through a Street, Mr. Arnold run after him, he run through the church-yard, Mr. Arnold follow'd him, he dropt it, a servant maid took it up, and brought it to Mr. Arnold, I saw it brought into the alehouse, it is the same sugar loaf that was taken.
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Q. Did you go out a robbing?
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Hall. No, we did not think of any such thing, we went out to swim.
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Q. Do you know any thing of Collard ?
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Hall. Yes, there was six of us together.
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Q. Was there no mention of getting money in any unlawful way ?
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Hall. No, Sir, indeed.
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Q. What is your way of living?
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Hall. I live with a silver spinner.
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Underwood's Defence.
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I never was in the church-yard. Underwood
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guilty 4 s. 10 d
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[Transportation. See summary.]
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