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was indicted for
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I lost my coat in Kings's Arms-yard, about half after five, it is in
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, my master has stables there, I left it on the coach-box, I did not miss it two minutes, and Ellis brought it to me, I should think in ten minutes I ran after the prisoner, endeavouring to find him, and I met Ellis at the corner of Houndsditch, with the prisoner and the coat; I called out, and saw it was my coat; there is a particular mark in the lining, a slit with a nail; it is a livery coat, plain, with a green collar; I have tried it on since: it was made for me; I had it the second of April, but had used it very little; there was a pair of plated buckles, and a pair of gloves in the pocket, they were mine.
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I am a constable; on Sunday night, Nov. 29, about half after six, I met the prisoner in Houndsditch, he passed me with this coat on his shoulder, pushing on very fast; I went after him and collared him, I asked him if the coat belonged to him, he would not answer me, but threw it down into the dirt; taking him to the counter I met the coachman, I went with him into the stable, the coachman claimed the buckles and gloves, and said there was a tear in the coat with a nail; it has eight capes.
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PRISONER's DEFENCE.
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Going down Shoreditch, there were six or seven men having many words, and of course they were going to fight; one man threw off his coat, and he asked any body to take his part. I stood by and said nothing; in the God's speed somebody came up and they went away, and this man asked me if that coat belonged to me; he took me to the watch-house.
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Ellis. There was nobody with him.
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Tried by the London Jury before Mr. RECORDER.
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