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were indicted for
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stealing a printed book intitled, The Fruit Shop, a Tale, or a Companion to St. James's-street, vol. I. the second edition, value eighteen pence, and four other printed books, value three shillings
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, the property of
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: I lost a book intitled, The Fruit Shop, and four other books, out of my shop on the 26th of June; I missed them the next day; before the justice, Price said he knew nothing of my books; I found them at Burn's.
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[The books were produced in court, and deposed to by the prosecutor.]
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I am a bookseller: I bought the books of Wilson and Day; Wilson made the bargain; Day took the money.
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'The prisoners Wilson and Day said in their
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'defence they never saw the money.'
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GUILTY of stealing the books to the value of ten pence
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Tried by the First Middlesex Jury before Mr. RECORDER.
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