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Crime, Poverty and Social Policy in the Metropolis
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Cart
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down a Lane
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back again about half a Mile
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towards Town, the shortish Man who first attacked
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him with a Cutlass, at the same
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time holding and
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leading this Informant behind the Cart. That when
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they had drove the Cart about half a Mile on the Road,
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they went with it into a Field adjorning, where the
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shortish Man also led this Informant. That there
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the two Men one of whom this Informant believes
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to be the said Smith alias Flood, broke open the
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Cart and took out all the post Bags, the sportish
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Man all the time keeping a Watch over this Informant
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with a drawn Cutlass. That after they had taken
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out all the Bags they ordered this Informant to get up
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into the Cart, upon doing which, they tied
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this
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Informants Hands behind him and fastened him.
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down in the Cart and went away with the Bags,
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in a one Horse Chaise which they had with them
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That this Informant remained in that Situation in
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the Cart some time, but with great Difficulty at last
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getting one of his Hands loose he found me
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to breek out of the Cart and the returned back
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to
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with the Empty Cart to give
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Information of what had happened
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And this Informant further saith that he
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verily believes and suspects that a persons who
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