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				<div style="font-family:serif;"><i>Old Bailey Proceedings Online</i> (www.oldbaileyonline.org, version 8.0, 22 March 2023), February 1833, trial of                      THOMAS                      SMITH                                                                                                                        THOMAS                      JONES                                                                                                    (t18330214-140).<hr/><h2>THOMAS SMITH, THOMAS JONES, Theft &gt; pocketpicking, 14th February 1833. </h2>                                                                                                                  <p>                  567.                                                       THOMAS                      SMITH                                                                                                                               and                                                       THOMAS                      JONES                                                                                                                               were indicted for                                                          stealing, on the 1st of February                     , 1 handkerchief, value 3s., the goods of                                                                         John                            Avery                                                                                                                                                            , from his person            .</p>               <p>                                                JOHN                   AVERY                                                                                       . I am a sugar-broker                  , and live in Mincing-lane. On the 1st of February, about noon, I was passing the end of Gracechurch-street                                                      ; I felt a tug at my pocket - I turned, and saw the colour of my handkerchief in Jones' hand; he passed it to Smith - I seized them both, and Smith dropped it at his feet.</p>               <p>Cross-examined by MR. DOANE. Q. I believe this is a great thoroughfare? A. Yes, but I am positive Smith is the man who dropped the handkerchief, and that Jones gave it to him - I had seen them together for some time.</p>               <p>Jones. The prosecutor said that Smith took it, and now he says I took it.</p>               <p>                                                JOHN                   AVERY                                                                                       . No, I can swear Smith dropped it, and I took it up - it has the mud on it now.</p>               <p>                                                JONAS                   CLAPHAM                                                                                        (City Police-constable No.82). I took the prisoners, and have the handkerchief.</p>               <p>SMITH -                                     GUILTY            . Aged 19.</p>               <p>JONES -                                     GUILTY            . Aged 21.</p>               <p>                                                                                                Transported for Seven Years            .</p>            </div>
				
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