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feloniously stealing on the <rs id="t17830115-7-cd50" type="crimeDate">9th of December</rs>
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last, one lump of sugar containing twenty-three pounds and an half, value 18 s. the goods of <rs type="persName" id="t17830115-7-victim127"> <interp inst="t17830115-7-victim127" type="role" value="proceedingsvictim"></interp>
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, privily in his shop </rs>
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sworn.</p>
<p>I know the prisoner; I live in <rs type="placeName" id="t17830115-7-crimeloc51">Lamb-street, Spitalfields</rs>
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about the 9th of December the prisoner came into my shop and took out a lump of sugar, I did not see him, another witness saw him go out with it; he came into the shop slyly, and went out again, he asked for nothing.</p>
<p>Court. What is the value of the sugar? - 18 s.</p>
<p>Who took him? - A person stopped him that is not here; he dropped the sugar down in the street, and the witness that saw him go out with it, picked it up.</p>
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sworn.</p>
<p>I was going into Mr. Adams's shop, and the prisoner was standing at my left hand, and he whipped up the sugar and ran away with it.</p>
<p>Court. Did he see that your eyes were upon him? - Yes, I believe he did, I asked him what he had there; he dropped the sugar and run, and cried out, Stop thief! I did not take him; I am sure of the <rs id="t17830115-7-deflabel53" type="occupation">boy</rs>
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, I never saw him before; I saw him directly after.</p>
<p>PRISONER's DEFENCE.</p>
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me and said I was the boy. I have no witnesses.</p>
<p>Court. What age are you? - Going on thirteen.</p>
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GUILTY, Of stealing but not privately </rs>
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To be fined 1 s. </rs>
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confined six months in the house of Correction </rs>
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<p>Tried by the first Middlesex Jury before Mr. Justice ASHURST.</p>
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