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The Information of John Barber< no role > of Bedford
Bury St Martins Lane and William Pasley< no role > of St. Martins Lane
Constable taken upon Oath this 17th day of July 1781 before me William
Hyde< no role > Esquire one of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the said
City and Liberty and frist John Barker< no role > for himself Saith that
he heard the Cry of Dust, [..] he sent his Servant to Fetch
the dust tub up stairs and put it at the door, and the prisoner
Samuel Lamb< no role > took the Tub, and emptied it, [..] and he brought
back the Tub and put it down stairs, Immediately after the
Servant Cried out, the watch in gone, the watch it gone Stop
the Dustman, when he this deponent went after the Prisoner
and ask'd him to give him(this deponent) the watch he had
taken out of the Kitchen, to which the prisoner replied what
Watch, and seem'd a little Supris'd, when he this deponent ask'd
him if he did not carry the dust away,whenhe Acknowledg'd
taking the Tub back again unto the Kitchen, when he (this deponent
took hold of him the prisoner by the Coat and led him to
the Shopwhen he, this deponent) [..] and ask'd him [..]
many Questions Concerning the Watch, but the prisoner
Strongly denied knowing any thing about it, when he this
deponent, sent his Servant for a Constable to search himwhen [..]
Pasley
and William Pasley< no role > for himself saith, that he was desired
by a Young Man to go to Mr. John Barber< no role > in Bedford Burn [..]