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fourteenth day of September
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Who being upon Oath saith, that he knows one
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two persons now present who call themselves
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Joseph Wright
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That on Friday morning last at about one o'Clock the said three Persons
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(kept by Mr. Mints) at
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which time this Informant was assisting there as a Waiter, which he
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frequently does, tho' he is not a regular hired ServantThat he served
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said three Persons with two two shillings worths of PunchThat said
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Crawley changed a Guinea, paid for the Punch, and gave four shillings
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and Six pence to each of the other PersonsThat from the Conversation
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of the said three Persons he judged they had Committed a Robbery, particularly
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from an Expression which dropped from one of them, but which he
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cannot tell viz: "We'll buy a pair of Sticks now"meaning (as this
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Informant than understood) a pair of PistolsThat at about nine oClock
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the said Morning, he went to said Crawleys Lodgings in
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, in hopes that he would give him a shilling or twoThat he had
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not been there long, before said Wright came inThat said Wright asked
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said Crawley, if he had disposed of the WatchThat Crawley answered he
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did not know where to dispose of itThat Crawley then asked this
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Informant if he knew where he could dispose of itInformant
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answered, they might dispose of it at Mrs. Harris's in
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That
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the corner of
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aforesaid
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to wait till Crawley was ready to goThat when Crawley had got
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his Things from the Washerwomans he and this Informant went to
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said Public House where the said Wright then was, with another
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person (whom this Informant doth not know)That said other Person
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soon went away when said Crawley, said Wright, and this Informant
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went together to
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, to dispose of said WatchThat said Wright
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and this Informant went into Mrs. Harris's in
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aforesaid
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together, and said Crawley waited at a Public House close byThat
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said Wright offered said Watch to Sale, and asked four Guineas for it
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That they were in a back Room of said HouseThat two Men and a
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