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stealing one silver watch, val 3 l. the goods of <rs type="persName" id="t17500117-49-victim361"> <interp inst="t17500117-49-victim361" type="role" value="proceedingsvictim"></interp>
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. On Horn-fair-day last, I went into the country to buy goods. I live in the Borough. Coming over <rs type="placeName" id="t17500117-49-crimeloc211">London-bridge</rs>
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, there were carts, and a great throng; there were the prisoner, and either four or five men along with him; they came hurrying along. The Prisoner tore my waistcoat, and push'd my horse out of his step. I thought he had been drunk; I swore at him, but he went along, and hurry'd, swinging his hands, &c. I did not think he had took my watch, 'till I came to the spurr inn in the borough. I met a friend, and went to drink a glass of wine there, going to pay for it, I missed my watch. I went home, and, as soon as I alighted from my horse, I went to the Maker, and had it advertised; and, from the 2d day of advertising it, I heard of it. I looked to see what o'clock it was, when I was at St. James's, and I saw the seal, with the anchor and the Key hung to it, as I was coming down Fish-street-hill.</p>
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. On the 18th of Oct. about 10 o'clock, a woman brought a watch to pawn. She asked 30 s. her Name is <rs type="persName" id="t17500117-49-person364"> <interp inst="t17500117-49-person364" type="role" value=""></interp>
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. She was committed along with the prisoner. I asked her whose it was? she told me, it was a gentleman's at the boot in Princes-street. I thought it might be taken as people came from the play, as the play was just done. I told the woman, I should stop it 'till she brought the owner. She went out, and brought the prisoner at the bar, who told me, it was his watch; then came in another man, and said, it is mine; so give me it, or he would hurt me; then, I said, I would not give it him without his first telling the name. Upon that, he said, he would not, but he would have the watch. It had a green string to it, and the place where a seal should hang, was fresh cut. Before I gave it back, I took the name and number of it upon a card; the maker's name, Sewil, No. 540, Senier. I gave the other man the watch again. So on the 20th of October, I saw a watch advertis'd, lost upon London-bridge, the 18th of October, the name as this. No. forgot. I thought proper to let the man know, that such a thing was offered to me, which I did. The prosecutor came over the water, and asked me, what sort of a man it was? I describ'd him; he said, by the description, it was the same man that did the robbery. Then we went to Justice Fielding's, and took out a warrant, and took up the woman; and we took out a warrant, by the descriptions of the two men; the woman was in custody 'till last sessions. I being attending here, and saw this person come to give evidence, I went home, and got the warrant, and had him secured.</p>
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. On the 18th of October last, I took a walk to Charlton ; at my return home in the evening, my wife informed me, the prosecutor had been at my house, and said, he must speak with me that night. I went to him; he said, he had lost his watch, and wanted me to advertise it; it was put in the Tuesday's paper. The next morning came the pawnbroker, and told me, such a watch was brought to him to pawn, by one <rs type="persName" id="t17500117-49-person366"> <interp inst="t17500117-49-person366" type="role" value=""></interp>
Mary Johnson <interp inst="t17500117-49-person366" type="surname" value="Johnson"></interp>
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. The prosecutor and I went on Wednesday morning, about 9 o'clock, and found <rs type="persName" id="t17500117-49-person367"> <interp inst="t17500117-49-person367" type="role" value=""></interp>
Mary Johnson <interp inst="t17500117-49-person367" type="surname" value="Johnson"></interp>
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at the Fox in Drury-lane. I had advertised it,<xptr type="pageFacsimile" doc="175001170017"></xptr>
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, sen. Numb. forgot ; but, upon looking over my book, I found it Number 540. delivered to <rs type="persName" id="t17500117-49-person369"> <interp inst="t17500117-49-person369" type="role" value=""></interp>
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, about the 11th or 12th of September last.</p>
<p>Prosecutor. I bought it new, of <rs type="persName" id="t17500117-49-person370"> <interp inst="t17500117-49-person370" type="role" value=""></interp>
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, for 5 l. I had had it about a Month before I lost it.</p>
<p>Prisoner's Defence. The woman that brought this watch to the pawnbroker's, was here a prisoner; and before the Alderman she declared, she knew nothing of me or the watch. The court discharg'd her last Sessions.</p>
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