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George
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Portland Chapel Painter and Glazier
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Who being upon Oath say, and first the said Wilson
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says that a Person now present who calls himself Andrew
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Gowdey hath lodged in this Informants House about a Year and
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a Quarter during which time he hath frequently missed different
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Sums of Money out of his Till in his BarThat Suspecting
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the said
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to be the Person that robbed him of
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said Money he hath several Nights past sat up in order
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to detect the OffenderThat he sat up last Night with the
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for the same purpose and about half
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past 5 oClock this morning he heard some Person opening his
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Till and taking Money thereoutThat he immediately
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went to his Bar where he found the said Andrew Gowdeys
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whom he
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seized hold of and took into Custody
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That he then examined his Till and missed three Shillings and
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eight pence half pennyThat
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Sworn before me this
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19th. day of April 1784}
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