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feloniously stealing, on the <rs id="t17900113-96-cd503" type="crimeDate">27th of October</rs>
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last, a silver watch, value 2 l. and nine pounds nineteen shillings and sixpence in money, the property of <rs type="persName" id="t17900113-96-victim901"> <interp inst="t17900113-96-victim901" type="role" value="proceedingsvictim"></interp>
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, privily from his person </rs>
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feloniously receiving the said watch, knowing it to be stolen </rs>
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sworn.</p>
<p>I live in Exeter-court, Strand. On the 27th of October, at eleven at night, I went with Mr. Holden into this house, where the prisoner Cook lived; there were John Kendall, and <rs type="persName" id="t17900113-96-person905"> <interp inst="t17900113-96-person905" type="role" value=""></interp>
Elizabeth Carpenter <interp inst="t17900113-96-person905" type="surname" value="Carpenter"></interp>
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in the room, <rs type="persName" id="t17900113-96-person906"> <interp inst="t17900113-96-person906" type="role" value=""></interp>
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was there, and I think Mrs. Price, that keeps the house. I laid myself down on the bed: I put my money in my boot; I received the money from Mr. Pugh; nine guineas and a half and sixpence; I had other monies in my pocket; I put the ten pounds in my right hand breeches pocket; and when I came in I put it into my left hand boot; that was after I went into the room, while Cook was present; Mr. Holder was smoaking a pipe in this room: I laid myself down on the bed, and fell asleep; about two o'clock I was awaked by <rs type="persName" id="t17900113-96-person907"> <interp inst="t17900113-96-person907" type="role" value=""></interp>
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; the cry was, are you robbed! are you robbed! what have you lost! I found my watch was gone: I called for Mr. Holder, but he was gone; I followed him immediately: at that time I missed nothing but my watch. I went down stairs very much terrified and frightened: there was a woman took hold of my hand at the bottom of the stairs, and said, my dear, take care how you come down stairs; I was near falling down the cellar stairs: I went out at the street door and came into St. Giles's; and when I had got a little way I found the money was not at the bottom of my boot, and my boot was cut across with a knife: I have the boot in my pocket, but it has been sewed up: I had two pair of silk stockings on, and wearing no garters, the stockings hung down, and that made the money lodge: I went home and pulled off my boot, and found that the nine guineas and a half were gone, and the sixpence left at the bottom:<xptr type="pageFacsimile" doc="179001130093"></xptr>
in December I heard of my watch at Mr. Keate's: from home I went back to this house, and took three watchmen; and Cook was not there; I searched for her, but could not find her till the 31st of December.</p>
<p>Mr. Garrow, Prisoner's Counsel. I should have thought Mr. Valentine it was not necessary to go so far as Broad-street, St. Giles's, for the purpose you went about? - I did not go on purpose.</p>
<p>I take it for granted you are a single man? - No, I have a wife, but I cannot tell whether she was at home; she never saw Mrs. Carpenter; I had been there four or five times before, and always found every thing safe; Mr. Kendall I had been a friend to.</p>
<p>Had not you been drinking? - I did not drink two glasses at the room; on the road from Woolwich, where I had been, I might drink a pint of wine, or a glass or two of gin, or a drop of punch.</p>
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sworn.</p>
<p>I produce a watch, which I took in of the prisoner Gorman, on the 19th of October.</p>
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MARIA WHEELER <interp inst="t17900113-96-person909" type="surname" value="WHEELER"></interp>
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sworn.</p>
<p>I live with the prisoner Gorman: on Saturday, the 17th of October, he sent me to redeem this watch; I was just come from Dorsetshire. On Sunday the 18th of October the prisoner Cook came and asked for <rs type="persName" id="t17900113-96-person910"> <interp inst="t17900113-96-person910" type="role" value=""></interp>
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; I said, he was not at home; I asked her what she wanted? she said, some money he owed her for a watch she had sold him; that he gave her fifteen shillings for it, or sixteen shillings, which it was I cannot be on my oath; she demanded then five shillings more of him; then they went down stairs together; he had five shillings of me, and had it in his hand, but whether he gave it her or not I cannot say: I saw the watch; there was the name of Savage on it; but I never saw the watch in the presence of the prisoner Cook: she promised to call again in a few days; and he said, he would pay her the remainder as soon as he could: I saw the watch opened at a publick-house, in Green-street, Grosvenor-square; he was shewing me what a nice watch he had.</p>
<p>Court. Did you ever hear from Gorman, in the presence of Cook, of whom he had that watch? - No; but it was about the watch he had bought of Mary Cook; 1788 I think was the number; I will not quite swear to the number, but Savage was the maker; and it was either 1788 or 1781.</p>
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sworn.</p>
<p>About eleven these two gentlemen came to our house, in St. Giles's, and sent for some liquor, which was drank; I was very ill in bed; I fell in sleep; <rs type="persName" id="t17900113-96-person912"> <interp inst="t17900113-96-person912" type="role" value=""></interp>
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was in the room at the time; Mr. Valentine was on the bed; and Mrs. Cook came and sat down on the side of the bed, and pulled him about; I said let him alone; I do not know what you want with him; this gentleman is my acquaintance: then I fell asleep, and when I awaked I found the room in darkness, and Mr. Kendall and <rs type="persName" id="t17900113-96-person913"> <interp inst="t17900113-96-person913" type="role" value=""></interp>
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absconded; that is all I know about it.</p>
<p>Are you sure that young woman pulled him about on the bed? - Yes; he was fast asleep, and in liquor.</p>
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NOT GUILTY </rs>
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<p>Tried by the second Middlesex Jury before Mr. RECORDER.</p>
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