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 burglary, Sheppard, and some of his companions, robbed a Mr Partiger, a chandler of Hampstead, near the Half-wayhouse. - But Sheppard's long course of wickedness was apparently now drawing to a close, for Mr Kneebone had offered a reward, and Jonathan Wild, the thief taker, was entrusted with the job of capturing the robbers.

On the 22d of July, Edgeworth Bess was taken in a brandy,shop, near, Temple Bar, when being much terrified, she discovered where Sheppard was. The next day he was apprehended in Rosemary Lane, though not without resistance, for he presented a loaded pistol at the officer's, breast, and attempted to shoot him, but fortunately the weapon missed fire. He was committed to Newgate, and at the Old Bailey was tried on the three following indictments:-

1st, For breaking into the house of Wiliam Phillips, and stealing goods on the 14th of February, but there not being sufcient evidence he was acquitted.

2d, For breaking open the house of Mary Cook, and stealing divers goods, but the