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feloniously making an assault, in the King's highway, on <rs type="persName" id="t17920113-1-victim47"> <interp inst="t17920113-1-victim47" type="role" value="proceedingsvictim"></interp>
John Forrester <interp inst="t17920113-1-victim47" type="surname" value="Forrester"></interp>
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, on the <rs id="t17920113-1-cd2" type="crimeDate">20th of December</rs>
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last, and putting him in fear, and feloniously taking from his person, and against his will, one man's hat, value 2 s. 6 d. the goods of the said <rs type="persName" id="t17920113-1-person48"> <interp inst="t17920113-1-person48" type="role" value=""></interp>
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sworn.</p>
<p>I am a <rs id="t17920113-1-viclabel3" type="occupation">journeyman smith</rs>
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; the prisoner is a stranger; this happened in <rs type="placeName" id="t17920113-1-crimeloc4">Rosemary-lane</rs>
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, on Tuesday before Christmas-day, about six o'clock, or two or three minutes afterwards; I was coming down, I had been to my master's, from work, and the prisoner knocked me down; I worked down in Church-lane, but I had then come from my master's, in Tower-street, who is a hoop-bender, and was going home to Church-lane, to my own home; I have a shop there; he never spoke to me, but he met me, and knocked me down; he kicked my heels up, and then laid hold of me by the collar, and put his knee upon my breast. and I cried out lustily, and he took my hat away, and made his escape; he did nothing to me when I was down, but took my hat: there were plenty of lamps near: he never spoke to me: I did not see him stopped in my presence; I never saw him till he was taken up, which was Christmas-day in the morning, and the next day, boxing-day, when he was before the justice; I knowed him, because I took particular notice of him when he had me down, and had his knee upon me; and I looked up, and took particular notice of him: I was sent for to go to the Justice's, and there was nobody with him but the officer, but I knew him directly; I saw my hat before the justices, it was given to me there, and the constable has it now; I am sure that is the prisoner that had me down; I told him I was very well known in the neighbourhood, and I took particular notice of him.</p>
<p>Prisoner. Had the man that robbed you a sore hand? - I did not take particular notice.</p>
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SAMUEL STEWARD <interp inst="t17920113-1-person50" type="surname" value="STEWARD"></interp>
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sworn.</p>
<p>Court. Have you ever been sworn before? - Only before the justices and Grand Jury.</p>
<p>How old are you? - Fourteen, next May.</p>
<p>Do you know what will become of you, if you swear what is false? - Yes, Sir, I shall go to hell. I am a pawnbroker's prentice; I know the prisoner very well; my master's name is Mr. Findley, and lives at No. 61, Cable-street; the prisoner pawned a hat for 1 s. on the 20th of December, Tuesday night, about eight o'clock; the officer has the hat now.</p>
<p>Prisoner. Was I ever in your master's shop since I released this hat which I have now in my hand? - He did pawn that hat, but he took it out again before the 20th of December.</p>
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sworn.</p>
<p>I keep a pawnbroker's shop; I was in the shop when the hat was pawned; I am sure it was the prisoner that pawned it, the 20th of December, about eight o'clock in the evening; I know him well by coming to the shop.</p>
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sworn.</p>
<p>I am an officer; I produce a hat I had from Mrs. Findley.</p>
<p>(The hat produced and deposed to.)</p>
<p>Prisoner. My lord, I never took any active part about that man, nor ever saw him in my life before.</p>
<p>Jury to Forrester. How came you to know that the hat was before the justice's? - I was ordered before the justice by Mayne.</p>
<p>Court. Had you told the officer about it? - I had not, but I went to two or three pawnbrokers about it.</p>
<p>Court to Mayne. How came you to get your knowledge that this man was robbed? - By an acquaintance, and was from the Wednesday till Sunday before I found him, and then I took him in bed.</p>
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GUILTY </rs>
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Death </rs>
. (Aged 40.)</p>
<p>Tried by the first Middlesex Jury before Mr. RECORDER.</p>
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