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to Wit</note>
<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n1080-1">John Wilson</rs>
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of the Bear and<lb></lb>
Ragged Staff in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo762">Bear Street</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45028_occ253">Victualler</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n1080-2">William Jones</rs>
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of No: 32 <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n1080-3">George<lb></lb>
Street</rs>
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Portland Chapel Painter and Glazier<lb></lb>
taken before me this 19th. day of April 1784</p>
<p n="1081">Who being upon Oath say, and first the said Wilson<lb></lb>
says that a Person now present who calls himself Andrew<lb></lb>
Gowdey hath lodged in this Informants House about a Year and<lb></lb>
a Quarter during which time he hath frequently missed different<lb></lb>
Sums of Money out of his Till in his BarThat Suspecting<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n1081-1">Andrew Gowdey</rs>
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to be the Person that robbed him of<lb></lb>
said Money he hath several Nights past sat up in order<lb></lb>
to detect the OffenderThat he sat up last Night with the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n1081-2">William Jones</rs>
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for the same purpose and about half<lb></lb>
past 5 oClock this morning he heard some Person opening his<lb></lb>
Till and taking Money thereoutThat he immediately<lb></lb>
went to his Bar where he found the said Andrew Gowdeys<lb></lb>
whom he<del>immediately</del>
seized hold of and took into Custody<lb></lb>
That he then examined his Till and missed three Shillings and<lb></lb>
eight pence half pennyThat<del>his</del>
said Gowdey was then conveyed to <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo764">St.<lb></lb>
Martins</rs>
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Watch House where he was Searched and four<lb></lb>
Shillings and two farthings found upon himAnd the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n1081-3">William<lb></lb>
Jones</rs>
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says that he assisted the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n1081-4">John Wilson</rs>
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in apprehending<lb></lb>
Said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n1081-5">Andrew Gowdey</rs>
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, saw him in said Wilson's Bar went<lb></lb>
with him to <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo765">Saint Martins</rs>
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Watch House, and Saw said<lb></lb>
four shillings and two farthings found upon him</p>
<p n="1082">Sworn before me this<lb></lb>
19th. day of April 1784}</p>
<p n="1083"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n1083-1">Sampn Wright</rs>
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<p n="1084"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n1084-1">John Willson</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n1084-2">Wm Jones</rs>
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