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was indicted for
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stealing three linen shirts, value 10 s.
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the property of
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August 3d
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I am a
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. I had this linen to wash; they were in a basket in the kitchen on Thursday; the prisoner helped me down with the basket on Saturday night; I saw one of the shirts lie uppermost upon the basket; the prisoner lodged with me, there was nobody else there but the prisoner from that time.
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I am servant to a pawnbroker in the Minories. The prisoner pawned two shirts with me on the 27th of July, and another on the third of
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(They were produced in court and deposed to by the prosecutrix.)
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PRISONER's DEFENCE.
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I asked her to lend me two shillings; she said she had no money but lent me the shirts to pawn, and went with with me and stood at the door while I went in and pawned them, and she had most of the money I pawned them for.
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To Jones. Did you ever give this man leave to pawn the things? - No; so far from it I was very unhappy at losing them, and suspected an innocent person of taking them; I never pledged a thing in my life.
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(The prisoner called one witness who gave him a good character.)
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Tried by the London Jury before Mr. COMMON SERJEANT.
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[Branding. See summary.]
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[Imprisonment. See summary.]
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