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feloniously stealing 33 Guineas and other Money, to the value of 35 l.15 s. in the Dwelling House of <rs type="persName" id="t17181205-4-victim45"> <interp inst="t17181205-4-victim45" type="role" value="proceedingsvictim"></interp>
Robert Morley <interp inst="t17181205-4-victim45" type="surname" value="Morley"></interp>
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the <rs id="t17181205-4-cd20" type="crimeDate">19th of October</rs>
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last: It appear'd by the Evidence that the Prisoner had been <rs id="t17181205-4-deflabel21" type="occupation">Servant</rs>
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to Mr. Morley at the <rs type="placeName" id="t17181205-4-crimeloc22">King's-Arms Inn in Leadenhall-street</rs>
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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 <rs id="t17181205-4-verdict23" type="verdictDescription"> <interp inst="t17181205-4-verdict23" type="verdictCategory" value="guilty"></interp>
guilty </rs>
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