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ELIZABETH DAVIS <interp inst="t17980418-3-defend64" type="surname" value="DAVIS"></interp>
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feloniously stealing, on the <rs id="t17980418-3-cd13" type="crimeDate">14th of February</rs>
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, two pounds of butter, value 2s. </rs>
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William Hewitt <interp inst="t17980418-3-victim65" type="surname" value="Hewitt"></interp>
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.(The case was opened by Mr. Trebeck.)</p>
<p>JOHN MUGGLESTON sworn. - Examined by Mr. Trebeck. I live with Mr. Pink, at Turnham green; on the 14th of February I lived with Mr. Hewitt, he is a <rs id="t17980418-3-viclabel14" type="occupation">grocer and cheesemonger</rs>
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: I saw the prisoner on that day between seven and eight in the evening, I was serving a customer, there were two lumps of butter lying upon a plate upon the counter, and she took one of them and put it into her apron; I told my master of it, and he sent for a constable, and she was taken into custody; the butter was found under her cloak, she did not take it out of the shop.</p>
<p>Q. Had you sold her that butter? - A. No.</p>
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William Hewitt <interp inst="t17980418-3-person66" type="surname" value="Hewitt"></interp>
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? - A. Yes.</p>
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sworn. - I am constable of the parish of Chiswick: On the 14th of February Mr. Hewitt sent for me, and I took the prisoner into custody; I found nothing about her, the butter had been taken from her before I took her into custody; and as I was proceeding to the cage she was rescued<xptr type="pageFacsimile" doc="179804180007"></xptr>
by her husband and two sons, and a great number of other persons; it was dark, and I could not discover who the other persons were, and she got away from me.</p>
<p>Q. Are you sure she is the same woman? - A. Yes; she has lived there a great number of years.</p>
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GUILTY </rs>
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Privately whipped </rs>
, and discharged.</p>
<p>Tried by the first Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Baron HOTHAM.</p>
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