A DEFINITION OF LARCENY.
A Wia'iiiiiftou lawyer, with a coilblaok skiii and a deep bus vjica, recently said i;i the trial of a case •'Da cri.u.vj- ub laromy consists in d« Lakiu' ob a f'm waaa 'tit* au' putiiu'ob it w.ia:i'taint. D- intent, gnine.n ob da jury," ha w.mt o.i, With the in >Bt aolem i earnestness, "am what mikis tiie.crime. F)b instance, yoh. h)>ks into a del'an 1 yoh mo& * a horse; yoh says to yoh'se'f, 'Bat's a iiioe iiorse.' 'Taint larceny yit' ¥"h goes into tha a\'lJ, and yoh puts you mn' on t.ie b idle. 'Taint larceny yit. ITuU leads dat horse out into cue de road. 'Taint larceny yit. But da tus' t'ing you knows you say to yoa'sa'f, I'sa j;wiue tor keep I,it none I'm un'se'lf an d-prive the owuah ob him.' Dju it's lahceny."
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Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume I, Issue 3, 31 January 1890, Page 3
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140A DEFINITION OF LARCENY. Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume I, Issue 3, 31 January 1890, Page 3
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