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in the King's highway, putting him in fear, and taking from his person, and against his will, a watch, chain, seal and key, value 9l. 6d. the goods of the said Thomas Donaldson </rs>
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THOMAS DONALDSON <interp inst="t18160214-35-person434" type="surname" value="DONALDSON"></interp>
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. I lost my watch last Thursday, the 11th of this month, at about ten o'clock at night. I was at the top of <rs type="placeName" id="t18160214-35-crimeloc203">St. Catherine's lane</rs>
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, speaking to a woman, and the prisoner and another man came up to me. The other man came right against me, gave me a shove, and the prisoner clicked the watch out of my pocket. They ran both down St. Catherine's lane, side by side, for ten or fifteen yards. I followed them, and cried "Stop thief!" and then one took one side of the way, and the other took the other side. I pursued the prisoner, and never lost sight of him until he was stopped by the patrole. It was a bright moonlight night. I did not see any thing given by one to the other. It was the prisoner clicked my watch out of my pocket, when the other ran against me. He was searched, but nothing was found upon him.</p>
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. I am the patrole of St. Catherine's, and stopped the prisoner, hearing the cry of Stop thief! He was running, and had his shoes and his hat off.</p>
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GUILTY </rs>
, aged 25.</p>
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Fined a shilling </rs>
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imprisoned six months </rs>
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<p>Second Middlesex Jury, before Mr. Justice Park.</p>
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