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, but being gone away, came with some other of his Accomplices and privately got into the House, broke open a Door of the Room where the Money lay, and also a Box, and took out the Money in a Silk Purse, and coming out gave the Purse to his Comrades, who afterwards appointed him to meet them at a certain Place, in order to have his dividend of the Money, and that they told him there was not so much in the Purse as he imagin'd, and gave him 8 l. for his share: This he confess'd before the Justice after his apprehension, but deny'd it all upon his Tryal. The Jury however found him
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