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feloniously stealing, on the <rs id="t17861025-1-cd2" type="crimeDate">24th day of June</rs>
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last, three table spoons, value 20 s. two silver desert spoons, value 10 s. </rs>
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sworn.</p>
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; on Saturday, the twenty-fourth of June, I lost the spoons mentioned in the indictment; I missed them in counting them about twelve o'clock; two of the table spoons were<xptr type="pageFacsimile" doc="178610250003"></xptr>
marked I. S. White, and the desert spoons were marked I. S. White; upon the bowls and the other table spoon was marked Willis, Thatched-house-tavern; the prisoner was a servant to me about seven weeks, and was discharged the morning the spoons were missing; she was <rs id="t17861025-1-deflabel5" type="occupation">kitchen maid</rs>
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; I never saw the property upon her; I have seen them since, on the 8th of October, in the possession of <rs type="persName" id="t17861025-1-person49"> <interp inst="t17861025-1-person49" type="role" value=""></interp>
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the constable; I knew them again.</p>
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<p>I am a constable; the prisoner was in custody at Mr. Martin's about twelve at night, on the 7th of October; I found nothing upon her; I believe she was taken on suspicion, without a constable; the next morning she sent for me, and told me, she saw a woman hide a spoon in a hedge, and we went with her and found all the five spoons hid in a bank under ground; this bank was about a mile from the prosecutor's; I heard no promises made to the prisoner; I have had the spoons ever since.</p>
<p>(Produced and deposed to by the Prosecutor.)</p>
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sworn.</p>
<p>I am keeper of the Castle at Windsor; on the 7th of October, I heard Mr. White's spoons were offered for sale; and I took a post-chaise, and went to acquaint Mr. White; then we went to Justice Wyatt's; we pursued after her to Egham, and took the prisoner into custody, at her aunt's in Egham-street, on the 7th of October; her aunt's name was Bowyer, and she went in that name; we took the aunt into custody also; we took them to my house and there we persuaded the girl if she knew any thing about the spoons to own it; she declared she did not; and she denied she had been at Windsor for a ring; then we sent for young Mr. Coombes, the ironmonger, at Windsor; who said the prisoner was the person that bought a ring, and offered the spoons for sale; I went with her, and the constable, and she shewed us where the spoons were hid in the bank; she said, she saw a woman hide one there.</p>
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sworn.</p>
<p>I am servant to Mr. Coombes at Windsor; he is an ironmonger; the prisoner came to our house on Saturday morning, the 7th of October; she asked if Mr. Coombes sold gold rings; I never saw her before to the best of my knowledge; I believe it is the woman; I shewed her some rings; then she asked me if we bought old silver, I said, yes; she pulled five spoons out of her pocket; I did not examine them; I took no notice of them; I gave them directly to <rs type="persName" id="t17861025-1-person53"> <interp inst="t17861025-1-person53" type="role" value=""></interp>
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to weigh; he asked her how she came by them; and she said, she had done washing for a man, and he was gone away, and left her the spoons, and the spoons were of no use to her.</p>
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sworn.</p>
<p>I am an ironmonger; these spoons I received from the last witness, on the 7th of October; I am sure the prisoner was in the shop at the time, but I did not see her give the spoons to <rs type="persName" id="t17861025-1-person55"> <interp inst="t17861025-1-person55" type="role" value=""></interp>
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; I then asked her how she came by them, and where she lived, and what she gave for them; she said, her name was Bowyer, and she lived near the Six Bells, at Windsor, and that the spoons were left her by a man who owed her money for washing; I told her, I was doubtful they were not her property, and I would take down the marks in my book, which I did; I returned her the spoons; the marks correspond with my book; here are two table spoons, engraved I. S. White; the other table spoons, Willis, Thatched-house; the two desert spoons marked I. S. White, Staines; I immediately wrote to Mr. White.</p>
<p>Court to Prosecutor. What name did she go by at your house? - I do not know; I believe the name of Yalden; but I cannot say.</p>
<p>PRISONER's DEFENCE.</p>
<p>I am not guilty of the crime; I have no witnesses.</p>
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GUILTY </rs>
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<p>Tried by the first Middlesex Jury before Mr. ROSE.</p>
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<note>[Transportation. See summary.]</note>
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