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was indicted for <rs id="t17600227-41-off213" type="offenceDescription"> <interp inst="t17600227-41-off213" type="offenceCategory" value="theft"></interp>
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stealing one piece of black knit worstead, for a waistcoat, value 6 s. and one piece for breeches, value 6 s. </rs>
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Richard Stretton <interp inst="t17600227-41-victim355" type="surname" value="Stretton"></interp>
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, <rs id="t17600227-41-cd214" type="crimeDate">February 14</rs>
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. The prisoner was my <rs id="t17600227-41-deflabel215" type="occupation">servant</rs>
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. I lost sundry goods, but have only laid the two pieces in the indictment which I found at the White-Hart, in Foster-Lane, on the 14th of February. I had taken a green piece out of his pocket, which was in the kitchen, as I went to wash my hands. I saw it stand bunching out, so I charged the prisoner with taking it, and he confessed he had stolen these two pieces, and sold them to <rs type="persName" id="t17600227-41-person357"> <interp inst="t17600227-41-person357" type="role" value=""></interp>
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, a taylor, where I found them.</p>
<p>Q. from Prisoner. Was it not in our agreement that I might sell goods to any of my acquaintance, and be allow'd a profit?</p>
<p>Stretton. I had a good character with the prisoner. I never allow'd him to carry any goods out, but told him, that if he behaved well, and his acquaintance wanted any thing for ready money, if they came to the shop he should have a profit what they bought.</p>
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. I am a taylor, I order'd these goods, and they were sent me; his master was backwards, and I gave him the order. I have heard Mr. Stretton say since that, that he gave the prisoner liberty to sell goods in the shop, and to have the profit of them, to his acquaintance.</p>
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Acquitted </rs>
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stealing one piece of green knit worstead for breeches, value 5 s </rs>
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Richard Stretton <interp inst="t17600227-41-person359" type="surname" value="Stretton"></interp>
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, Feb. 14. +</p>
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. I went into the kitchen to wash my hands, and not finding a towel I look'd in the drawer, where I saw the prisoner's coat with the pocket bulging out; I looked into it, and took out a piece of green worstead for breeches [produced in court, and deposed to.] I went up stairs and mention'd it to some ladies, and desired two of them to go down; they went and saw it, and I charged the prisoner with taking it; he denied his having any intention to rob me of it, said that he intended to sell it and bring me the money, and that he was to carry it to Westminster to a man to sell.</p>
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Catherine Rich <interp inst="t17600227-41-person361" type="surname" value="Rich"></interp>
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Fanny Thompson <interp inst="t17600227-41-person362" type="surname" value="Thompson"></interp>
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deposed to the same account.</p>
<p>The prisoner said nothing in his defence, but call'd <rs type="persName" id="t17600227-41-person363"> <interp inst="t17600227-41-person363" type="role" value=""></interp>
John Lloyd <interp inst="t17600227-41-person363" type="surname" value="Lloyd"></interp>
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, who had known him fourteen years, <rs type="persName" id="t17600227-41-person364"> <interp inst="t17600227-41-person364" type="role" value=""></interp>
John Nichol <interp inst="t17600227-41-person364" type="surname" value="Nichol"></interp>
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Richard Lacey <interp inst="t17600227-41-person365" type="surname" value="Lacey"></interp>
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John Jones <interp inst="t17600227-41-person366" type="surname" value="Jones"></interp>
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, two or three years, <rs type="persName" id="t17600227-41-person367"> <interp inst="t17600227-41-person367" type="role" value=""></interp>
Hugh Williams <interp inst="t17600227-41-person367" type="surname" value="Williams"></interp>
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Morris Evans <interp inst="t17600227-41-person368" type="surname" value="Evans"></interp>
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, about three years, and Jeffery Roberts, about nine months, who all gave him a very good character.</p>
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Guilty </rs>
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<note>[Transportation. See summary.]</note>
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