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about Six o' Clock
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containing Diamonds, and this Informant Stood by at the Time
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the Drawers were taken outthat the prisoner selected
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CabinetAnd this Informant further says that he saw
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which lay on
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his right Hand and with his left hand took the Diamond
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from the Tongs and put it into the left hand pocket of
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his WaistcoatInformant then acquainted Mr. Jones
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Sworn the Day and Year
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