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The Information of
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taken before me this 8th. day of
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May 1781.
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for
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himself says that this Evening about six o'Clock as he was going
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in thro'
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the Passage
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leading to the Stairs, he
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Bennett
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Harbourne
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and Henry Hastam close to him and pressing upon
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him very much that after pressing upon him some time they
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both drew back
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which induced this Informant
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to suspect that they had picked his pocket, whereupon
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he put his hand to his Job and perceived that his Watch
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was gone. Says that the Watch now produced is his
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Watch and was feloniously stolen from him at this time
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Bennett Harbourne and
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feloniously
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picked his pocket of his said Watch. And the said
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John
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says that he was present at the
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door at this time and saw the said Bennett Harbourne
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taken into custody; and as the Peace Officer was taken
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him in at the entrance of the Door, he observed the Watch
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now produced drop on a Lady's foot who stood close
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to the said Bennett Harbourne when it dropped; and
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does very believe that said Bennett Harbourne dropped
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it; and further says that he picked the said Watch
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up and delivered it to said
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or
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Peter Gough
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another
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And
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