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1773

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Middlesex
and
Westminster }

The Information of Richard Gulley< no role >
admitted an Evidence in his Majestys
behalf against William Boyd< no role >
Patrick Murphy< no role > Patrick Crocken< no role >
Patrick Cooley< no role > and others in several
Foot pad Robbery & Committed in the
County of Middlesex taken before
Us two of his Majesty's Justices of
the Peace for the said County City &
Liberty

Who being upon Oath saith that sometime in
August last this Informant together with
William Stained James Bray< no role > and one Bond
on a Saturday Night about Nine o' Clock Stopped two
Coaches on the Kings land Road and Robbed the persons
in the same of some Silver Coin and two Watches
which they Sold to a Jew called the Bear for two Guineas which Mony
was SharedTheWatchesNext Night being Sunday Night about
Nine o'Clock he together with Wm. Boyd< no role > Jas Bray &
John Kurly Stopt a man on the Kingsland Road
and Robbed him of his Watch and Moneybeing about
then they went on to the
Shepherd & Sheppard of & a little beyond it towards
Islington they Stopped another ManandRobbed him
of as Silver Watchthey went from them to the Blakeneys
Head Ale house where they met John Cluskey a
Baker who went with them to the Wilkes's Road
Ale house in Islington as here they shewed him
the two last mentioned Watches they went from thence
all together down Goswell Street Road when the
Islington Stage was coming from London & this
Informant & James Bray< no role > & John Harly< no role > stopped
the Coach & Robbed the passenger a Silver Watch
and some Gold Coin & Silver with at remarkable piece
of Silver with a Bit out of the Edge the said William
Boyd
< no role > & Cluskey stood at some distance Chiskey
took the Watch from James Bray< no role > they then went home




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