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. I live in Giltspur-street, in St. Sepulcher's parish. I keep my pigeons in <rs type="placeName" id="t17690906-81-crimeloc428">Long-lane</rs>
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, by Smithfield. Out of twenty-three or twenty-four I lost sixteen. They were in a loft in the house of <rs type="persName" id="t17690906-81-person791"> <interp inst="t17690906-81-person791" type="role" value=""></interp>
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. They broke my place open, and stole them. I advertised them in three papers, with two guineas reward. After that a person came and told me he saw some of them on the Wednesday following at the Black Dog, the house of Mr. Fryer, in Spitalfields. I went there, and there I found nine alive. Mr. Fryer told me he bought them of <rs type="persName" id="t17690906-81-person792"> <interp inst="t17690906-81-person792" type="role" value=""></interp>
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, and two other lads. I took a warrant to take Mackaway up. After that I found the prisoners were both taken up for stealing some shirts. I took Mr. Fryer to see them; he said they were the lads that sold the pigeons to him. Mackaway did<xptr type="pageFacsimile" doc="176909060053"></xptr>
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<p>Mr. Fryer. On the 27th or 28th of May, in the morning, the two prisoners and another came to my house. Mackaway said he had a mind to part with all his pigeons. (I knew him before, and that he did keep pigeons.) He produced five. He is a cooper by trade, and lives in Whitecross street. I gave him five shillings for them. Then the other lad and Fenton went and fetched eleven more. I gave them nine-pence a-piece for them. When they were gone, I asked Mackaway how long they would be gone; he said, Not a long while; they were only gone into Whitecross-street. They came again in about three quarters of an hour. (The pigeons produced in court, and deposed to by prosecutor, pointing out which he bred, and which he bought.)</p>
<p>Mackaway's Defence.</p>
<p>This lad by me and I keep pigeons together. One morning we went into Newgate-market to buy pigeons, and we bought all the man had. I gave him nine-pence a-piece for them.</p>
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<p>It is very true what Mackaway says. I am a <rs id="t17690906-81-deflabel429" type="occupation">tea-chest maker</rs>
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. I have kept pigeons these two years.</p>
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, and his own sister, who spoke well of him.</p>
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