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was indicted for
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the property of
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. I put my boat in at New Temple-stairs, which is between Billingsgate and Bear-key. The prisoner wanted me to carry him over the water. He brought in a firkin of butter. I asked him where he would land? He said, Any where over the water. This was in the evening, about five o'clock, about five weeks ago. As I was rowing him over the water,
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called to me, and ordered me not to row any farther: I ceased rowing: He ordered me to bring the prisoner back; saying to the prisoner, he had got a firkin of butter: The prisoner d - d him, and said, he had got no butter of his. I brought him and the butter back.
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. I was landing some butter, the property of Mr.
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. The day before last sessions began, there were sixty-three casks, and a cake of bees-wax; I
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had landed them all, and carried them all up into the cart but nine. After I came back from carrying the bees-wax, I saw but eight casks of butter.
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Q. How far distance was the cart to where the butter was landed.
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Taylor. It might be about 200 yards. When I came to the wharf, I saw a cask of butter lying in this waterman's boat, and the prisoner sitting by it: I called to the waterman, and said, that butter belongs to me, and ordered him to bring it back, which he did. The prisoner said, it is not yours, Jack.
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Q. Did you know the prisoner before?
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Taylor. He had worked with me several times, but he had not worked for me that day. I got in a boat and met him, and saw S. B. marked on the firkin when we came on shore. While I was taking care of the prisoner, the firkin was thrown to the other eight; then I found nine again; so I can't swear which firkin it was; but I am sure it was one of them.
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. Taylor was employed by the waterman that brings my butter up when I land it. It was my butter. I know nothing of the robbery. It was consigned to me from Carmarthen, and delivered according to the invoice; all marked S. B.
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Prisoner's Defence.
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I was going home on the other side the water. I don't know any thing about the butter, no more than the man in the moon.
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