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<p>Prisoner's Defence. I was going to the back of Kingsland-road - two gentlemen came and said I had been stealing some cigars; the Policeman said I had thrown some into the field - he took to the shop, and the lady said I was not the boy.</p>
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<p>Prisoner's Defence. I was going to the back of Kingsland-road - two gentlemen came and said I had been stealing some cigars; the Policeman said I had thrown some into the field - he took to the shop, and the lady said I was not the boy.</p>
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