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The Information of Hester Blackall< no role > of
St. Leonard Bromley Jane Johnson< no role > her Servant
and Charles Box< no role > at Robert Broughtons< no role > in Bakers
Row Mile End Now Sworn taken this 19th Sepr. 1785

Who being on their Oath say and first the said Hester Blackall< no role >
for herself Saith The House she inhabits situate as
aforesaid was on Saturday night or Sunday Morning last
broke open and the Two Silver Table Spoons now
produced One Bottle of Rum and One or Two Bottles
of Red Port Wine taken away The property of herself and Sister Elizabeth Blackall< no role > The said Charles Fox< no role >
for himself Saith Yesterday afternoon between the
Hours of Five and Sixin ththe Prisoner who say
his name is Michael Smith< no role > came to the Door of the
house where This Informant Lodges akd Offered the
Two Silver Table Spoons now produced to sell or
Pledge who refusing either the said Michael Sworn
he must have Money and would have some that
The said Jane Johnson< no role > being in the House [..]
said She knew the said Spoons to be her Mistress
and likewise said she knew Michael the Prisoner
well he having worked at the house of her said
Mistress and Insisted on his being Stopped
The said Jane Johnson< no role > for himself saith Yesterday
afternoon as soon as she saw the said Spoons she [..]
knew them to be her Mistress property and insisted
on Michael Smith< no role > being Stopped she suspecting him
to be the person or one of them who broke into her
said Mistress house on Saturday night or Sunday
Morning last

Sworn
19 Sep 1785
Before me
John Staples< no role >

Hester Blackall< no role >
Charles Fox< no role >
Jean Johnston< no role >