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The Information of
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of No. 2 Spur Street
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taken before me this 20th. day of April 1784
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Who being upon Oath says that on Saturday last about
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half past 3 o Clock in the afternoon as he was passing along
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Henry
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with two other persons forced him upon some Steps of
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a Street Door & held him there for about 5 Minutes when he felt
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one of the said two Persons hand at his Breeches Pocket, his
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Pocket turned on the outside and three Guineas one shilling and
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a six pence gone out of his PocketThat he seized said Man
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by the Collar in order to take him into Custody when said
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immediately struck him on the
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Sure the said
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is one of the persons concerned
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in picking his Pocket as aforesaid
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John Knaresbro Simpson
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Sworn before me this
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20th. day of April 1784}
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M Addington
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