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to Wit
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The Examination of
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Servant
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to
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Reuben Richardson
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of
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Bulstrode Mews
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Mary bone Lane
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in the
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County of Middlesex
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and
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Driver of Hackney Coach
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No. 815 charged with felony
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by
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John Whalley
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. and taken before me
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Nicholas Bond
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Esquire
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one of his Majestys
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Justices of the peace
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for the said
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City and Liberty this
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14th. day of September 1786
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Who saith that on Thursday Night last between the hours of twelve
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and one o'Clock as he was on the stand at the bottom of
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Saint James's
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, he was called to the
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St. James's Coffee house
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to take up
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John
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Whalley
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: now present who got into his Coach and ordered him to
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drive to
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in
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Conduit Street
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That at the further end of
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Albermarle Street
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, by the dead Wall, a Man came up to his
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Horses head on the near side and said "Stop Coachman" Examinant
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replied "Stop for what" when said Man came up by his fore wheel
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presented a Pistol and Said "Damn your Blood, you shall Stop"
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That said Man then went up to the Coach Door opened it and
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demanded Mr. Whalleys MoneyThat he saw a Mana arm with a
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Pistol in it on his right side, but could not discern whether there
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was a Man or Men, but heard the Coach Glass breakThat he and
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Mr. Whalleys Watch demanded and heard him reply, that he had not
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got anyThat upon a Watchmans coming up from
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Grafton Street
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the Robbers ran offThat after this, this Examinant drew up his
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Coach on the near side by the foot Pavement when Mr. Whalley cried
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out, that he had been robbedThat the Watchman rang his Rattle and
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this Examinant drove onThat he doth he understood
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by his crying out, that he ordered him to go onThat he then
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drove said Mr. Whalley to
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No. 31
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Conduct Street
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That he never
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saw a person now present who calls himself
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Joseph Wright
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till
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this morning (to the best of his Knowledge and belief) That he
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never had any Conversation with him or spoke to him to his
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