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| | The Proceedings of the Old Bailey, London 1674 to 1834 |
 | | ANN PARTINGTON and ANN LUTMAN were indicted for stealing, on the 19th of July, in the dwelling-house of James Stevenson Blackwood, Esq., Baron Dufferin and Claneboye in Ireland, 1 counterpane, value 15s.; 4 table-cloths, value 20s.; 22 curtains, value 3l.; 10 sheets, value 50s.; 1 quilt, value 20s., and 5 books, value 50s. |
 | | On Wednesday, the 20th of December, about half-past six o'clock in the evening, Partington came to my house, with a quantity of books, and asked if I bought waste-paper - I bought two of her; they were journals of the House of Lords; I then watched her to Mr. |
 | | Lutman was Lord Dufferin's house-maid - she lived there two or three years, and was in charge of the house. |
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