Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1879-11-08

1t went back again. This time look
ed at the clobber more closely and see
it was the same as clergvmen wear, so
l left 1t where it was. l always made it
q rule never to rob a clergyman's house
if knew one to live there. l could of
robbed several in my time, but l would
not So took the rattler to Croydon and
touched some wedge and come home.
We went over to Harpenden races to
see ii we conld tlnd some dead 'uns (un-
inhabited houses); we went on the
course. While we YVES there we saw a
scuff, it was fiat that had been welshed
so my pal said, "Pipe his spark prop
diamond pin). So my pal said, Front
me- (cover me) land l will do him for
it. So he pulled out his madam (hand
kerchieD and done him for it. After we
found dead 'un and got peter (cash-
box) with very near a century OF qulds
in it. Then l carried on nice game,
VIII It with the trips and the drink l very
near went balmy (mad. 1t is no use OF
me telling you every place l done, or
some things over again.
will now tell you what happened
the day before / fell for this stretch and
to Charlton. From there we worked our
way to Blackhead. l went iu a place
and touched for some wedge which we
done for three pounds ten. l went home
and wrung myself Changed clothes)
and met some OF the mob and got very
near canon. Next morning l got up
about Z and went home to change my
clobber and put on the old clobber to
work with the kipsy. When l got home
my mother asked me if l was not Il 60
Ing to stop to have some breakfast? So
said mo, l was in hurry l had
promised to meet the screwsman and
did not want to stick him up. We went
to Wlllesden and found dead 'un, so
came out and asked my pal to lend me
the James and some twiris and l went
and turned it over. l could not find
any wedge. 1 found a poge with
nineteen shillings in it. turned
everything over, but could not
find anything worth having, so came
out and gave the tools to my pal. So he
said, Wasn't there any c,obber?" So
I said. "Yes, there's cart-load" So
he said, go and get kipsy full OF it
and we will guy home" So l went back
and as was going down the garden the
gardener, it appears. had been put there
to watch. He said. "What do you
want?" So said, s.Where do you speak
to the servantsp' So he said, "There' s
not any one at home; they are all out.
What do you want with them?" So
said, ''Do you know If they have any
bottles to sell, because the servant told
me to call another day?" So he said,
SS hoI hot
another time" l had hardly got out
side when he came rushing out and said,
"You must come back" So said,
"What is the matter!" So when we got
to the door he said. GLOW did you open
this doorp" So said, "My good tel
low, you are mad: how could open
lt?" So he said, ut was not open halt
an hour ago." So said, "Is that any
reason why l should Of opened it?" So
he said, "At any rate, you will have to
come to the station with me-"
The station was not q stones throw
from the place. SO he caught hold of me,
so brought the kipsy in his face, and
gave him push and guyed. He follow
ed. giving me hot beef calling stop
thief. My pal came along and l said to
him, "Make this man leave me alone
he is knocking me about" AS 1 was
running round a corner there was a
reeler talking to postman. and rush
ed by him, and little while after the
gardener came up and told him all abou!
it. So he set after me, and the postmen
too. all the three giving me hot beef
This set other people after me, and !
got run out. So got run in, and was
tried at Marylebone and remanded for a
week. and then fulfilled Gully commit.
ted for trlaD and got this stretch and a
halt. Marylebone is the court l got my
schooling from.