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<p n="1137"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo932">Middlesex</rs>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n1137-1">John Davidson</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n1137-31">Ann</rs>
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his <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45029_occ365">Wife</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo933">Sn. Catherines Lane</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo934">Precinct<lb></lb>
of St. Catherines</rs>
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in the said County <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45029_occ366">Dealer</rs>
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in Old Inn<lb></lb>
and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n1137-23">Sarah</rs>
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the Daughter of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n1137-2">Samuel Girton</rs>
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of the<lb></lb>
same place <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45029_occ367">Glazier</rs>
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Taken this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45029_date208">14th. day of April 1781</rs>
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<p n="1138">Who being on their Oaths Says and first the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n1138-1">John<lb></lb>
Davidson</rs>
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for himself Sayth That the Two Pistols<lb></lb>
and Tea Chest now produced<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
were safe in the Room situate as aforesaid this Morne<obscured></obscured>
Roop which<lb></lb>
he hires of Mr. John J<obscured></obscured>
hson of the said Lane Baker<lb></lb>
That the said Pistols were intrusted to him to Clean<lb></lb>
by Harris a Dealer in Old from of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo935">Cable Street</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo936">Whitechapel</rs>
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and the Tea Chester his Property<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n1138-3">Ann Davidson</rs>
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for herself saith That the Leimen Street<lb></lb>
One Bed Gown One Childs Shift One Pillow Case Three<lb></lb>
Clouts One Child Skirt and One pair Bodice and one Stomuker<lb></lb>
now produced are her said Husband Property and that Bodice shift and Romacher Seachestend P<obscured></obscured>
and be<obscured></obscured>
the<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
She left safe in her said Husbands Apartments the after<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
at Two oClock when she went from home and locked the Door<lb></lb>
of the said apartments That the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n1138-5">Samuel Girton</rs>
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came to her<lb></lb>
on <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo937">Tower hill</rs>
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between the Hours of Two and Three in the afternoon or thereabouts<lb></lb>
and told her The Room belonging to her said Husband had been<lb></lb>
broke open & Robbed. That she went home and found the<lb></lb>
door of her said Husband Apartment<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
open and Sundry<lb></lb>
Goods and thing<obscured></obscured>
Sake<obscured></obscured>
That she saw the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n1138-6">Sarah<lb></lb>
Girton</rs>
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who described the Prisoner who Saysher name is<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45029_n1138-7">Mary Morris</rs>
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as coming out of her said Husband Apartments<lb></lb>
with a Quantity of things in her Cap who she inspected to be the<lb></lb>
person who took the said thing awayThat this Informant and<lb></lb>
said Sarah, Gerton pursued the Prisoner to the Top of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo938">King Street</rs>
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in<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45029_geo939">Rosemary Lane</rs>
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when the said Sarah Girton pointed to the Prisoner saying<lb></lb>
she was the person who she saw come down the Stairs of the House her said<lb></lb>
lives in with the Things in her Apron That this Informant challenged the Prisoner</p>
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