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privately stealing from the Person of <rs type="persName" id="t17220404-42-victim264"> <interp inst="t17220404-42-victim264" type="role" value="proceedingsvictim"></interp>
John Stevens <interp inst="t17220404-42-victim264" type="surname" value="Stevens"></interp>
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, a Cambric Handkerchief, value 3 s. </rs>
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depos'd, that as the prisoner stood by him in the Choir of <rs type="placeName" id="t17220404-42-crimeloc221">Westminster Abbey</rs>
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, he felt his Hand in his Pocket, and took hold of him with the Handkerchief in his Hand, almost drawn out of his Pocket. But the Handkerchief being not quite taken out, the Court directed the Jury to <rs id="t17220404-42-verdict222" type="verdictDescription"> <interp inst="t17220404-42-verdict222" type="verdictCategory" value="notGuilty"></interp>
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acquit </rs>
him, which they did; and the next Day he was indicted for <rs id="t17220404-42-off223" type="offenceDescription"> <interp inst="t17220404-42-off223" type="offenceCategory" value="violentTheft"></interp>
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assaulting the said John Stevens, with an intent to rob him </rs>
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guilty </rs>
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<note>[Fine. See summary.]</note>
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<note>[Imprisonment. See summary.]</note>
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