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15th day. of July 1786
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Who being on Oath Says This night Eight Weeks the Prisoner
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Thomas Evans
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came to lodge in the
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Porter
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to the Inn known by
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the sign of the Dolphin
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in
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took a Clean Street and went and put it on the said Bed and took one of
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the Sheets that was on said Bed and came down Stairs with it when her
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said Husband took a Candle and lighted him to BedSays there was
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no other person in the said House but her Husband herself and the said
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at the said Door with his left hand
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Coat Pocket bulging out which
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slept when she missed the pair of Sheets which were on said Bed and her Black
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Silk hat with a Pink Lening Says she never saw him the
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Thomas Evans
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since she saw him this day
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in this house. That she is very certain her is the very same person who came to lodge
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as aforesaid at her said husbands and went away as aforesaid and as there are but
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Two Rooms in the said house One that the said
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Thomas Evans
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lay in And that
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which her and her said husband lay she has not a Doubt but he is the person
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who took the said Sheets and hat
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her
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Mary
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Kemp
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Mark
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John Kemp
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on his Oath says she said
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Thomas Evans
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is the Very same person
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who he lighted up to Bed this Night Eight Weeks between the Hours of Ten and
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Eleven That there were only the said
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Thomas Evans
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and this Informant and his
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Wife in the said house consisting only of Two Rooms. The whole of the said night unless
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the said
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Thomas Evans
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let some person unknown to him into said house says the next Morning
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about half past five he heard the said
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Thomas Evans
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unbelting the
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Street Door that
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he got up and unlocked his own door when he saw him at the front door who asked
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if it was much after six says he bed the said Thomas Good Morning when his said wife
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called out his Pocket bulged out and bid him Stop him Says he went up Stairs
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when he called out Oh my God
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the Streets are gone that his Wife ran
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into the Street and soon returned and Examined what had been taken who
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when she comedown Stairs told this Informant her hat was taken as well as the
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Sheets Says he is positive the said
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Thomas Evans
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is the Very person who laid at
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his house as aforesaid and that he has not a Doubt but that he took his said
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Sheets and his wifes hat
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John Keam
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Taken and Sworn this
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15th day of July 1786
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"date"
value
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"17860715"
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at the
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"placeName"
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Whitechapel
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>
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interp
inst
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inst
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>
office
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>
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Before me
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John Staples
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