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. I let a lodging-room in my house ready furnished to the prisoners at the bar, on the 23d of
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September. On the 5th of November they went out, I had a mistrust they had taken away some of the goods. We went in and missed the goods mention'd in the indictment.
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Q. Have you ever seen them, or any of them since?
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Case. I have most of them. I took up the woman, who confessed she had pawn'd them at several pawn brokers, where I went and found them pawn'd in her name. I have heard a very good character of the man, but a very bad one of the woman.
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Q. What is his employ?
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Case. He is a
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Q. Did she say she pawn'd the goods by the order of her husband?
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Case. No, she did not mention him.
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, wife of the prosecutor, confirmed the evidence of her husband.
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. I am a pawnbroker; the woman at the bar brought a sheet to pawn with me about the latter end of September, and a tea kettle, which my brother took in. I heard her own since that she brought them, and Mr. Case has had them out.
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. I am a pawnbroker. The woman at the bar brought me a quilt, two blankets, and a curtain.
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. I am a pawnbroker. There was a bolster brought to me by the name of
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, the woman that brought it is not here: ( Produced in court and deposed to by the prosecutrix.)
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I never was in the pawnbrokers shops.
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My husband went along with me, and staid at the doors while I pawned these things, who was then sick and out of work.
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To his Character.
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was servant to me (I am in the coal business) more than seven years. He has been gone from me about four years. He behaved very honestly while with me.
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Q. Do you know the woman?
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Thorp. I know nothing of her.
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about four years. He was servant to us, and drove a cart for us within a month or two ago. My husband is a farmer. He has been trusted to bring money home for hay, and he has brought it very honestly; he is a very honest man.
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acquitted
</
rs
>
.
</
p
>
<
p
>
Sarah
<
rs
id
=
"t17571207-7-verdict33"
type
=
"verdictDescription"
>
<
interp
inst
=
"t17571207-7-verdict33"
type
=
"verdictCategory"
value
=
"guilty"
>
</
interp
>
guilty
</
rs
>
.
</
p
>
<
p
>
<
rs
id
=
"t17571207-7-punish34"
type
=
"punishmentDescription"
>
<
interp
inst
=
"t17571207-7-punish34"
type
=
"punishmentCategory"
value
=
"miscPunish"
>
</
interp
>
<
interp
inst
=
"t17571207-7-punish34"
type
=
"punishmentSubcategory"
value
=
"branding"
>
</
interp
>
<
join
result
=
"defendantPunishment"
targOrder
=
"Y"
targets
=
"t17571207-7-defend68 t17571207-7-punish34"
>
</
join
>
<
join
result
=
"defendantPunishment"
targOrder
=
"Y"
targets
=
"t17571207-7-person69 t17571207-7-punish34"
>
</
join
>
<
join
result
=
"defendantPunishment"
targOrder
=
"Y"
targets
=
"t17571207-7-defend70 t17571207-7-punish34"
>
</
join
>
<
note
>
[Branding. See summary.]
</
note
>
</
rs
>
</
p
>
</
div1
>
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