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Jacob Bucker
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and took from him four Shillings; Saith that they Rob'd a
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Gardner of two Shillings at Bromley Middx about three weeks afterwards
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Man near the sign of the Worlds end at Stepney of two Shillings
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Saith that the same Night he this Informt. & Jacob Bucker rob'd
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a Man at the Back of the
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Stepney fields
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of a Silver Watch & four Shillings
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Saith that a few days afterwards they Stop'd a Man near New
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Vaux hall and Rob'd him of four Guineas & Six Shillings
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Saith that some days afterwards he this Informt. with Jacob
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Bucker stopd a Man at the End of
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but
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he Escaping from them he this Informt. fired a Pistol as him
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loaded with Powder & Ball Saith that on the same Evening he
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this Informt. with Jacob Bucker Stop'd a Man near the
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, and demanded his Watch but
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the Man making an Alarm & striving to get from them, he
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fell down, when this Informt. fired at him, & this Informt.
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beleives he wounded him in the Arm Saith that one
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Lawrence
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complaind to this Informt. that he was in want of Money
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when this Informt. replied, Larry, why dont you seek your forteen
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& get a Pound or two as well as another Ladr, when Lawrence Webb
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replyed to this Informt. I'll be dam'd if I dont to Night. Saith
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that he this Informt. in Company with Jacob Bucker Lawrence
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Webb stopd a Young Man near New Vaux hall Whitechapel
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but he having no Money they let him go. Saith that the
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same Evening they stopd a Man in Whitechapel Road but
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he crying out was obliged to make their Escape Saith the next
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Night he this Informt. with Jacob Bucker & Lawrence Webb stopd
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the Postman near the half way hour Blackwell, but he
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defending himself with his Bell and crying out Murder, and
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People looking out of the Window, they were obliged to make their
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Escape Saith that he this Informt. with Jacob Bucker & Lawrence
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Webb have Stop'd several People at different times about Islington
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Saith that Lawrence Webb making Complaint to his Girl that
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he keeps, she told him he should not go out in that Manner for
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that he would come to a bad end and she would do all she could to
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him, Saith that this Girl told this Informant that if he came
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to her Place again she would knock him over the head with
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any thing she could get
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