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The Information of James Adams< no role > of Lower Well Alley Wapping Lighterman
servant to Elizah Goft< no role > . Edward Purnell< no role > and Thomas Whitfield< no role > of St. George
Middlesex Coal Merchants on his Oath Says on the Fifteenth day of
September last between the Hours of Eight and nine in the Evening as he was in
his said Masters counting house News was brought to him that some people were
robbing their Craft lying at Wapping Dock loaded with CoalsSays he immediately
went and Most John Bridges< no role > That they went to Wapping dock Stairs took his said
Masters skiff and rowed to the Road where said Craft were mooredThat he saw
The Prisoner present who says his Name is Robert Piercy< no role > coming out of a
Barge Name of Holliday belonging to his said Masters and loaded with their
Coalswithhaving some of the same Hartley Coals as the said Barge had on board
in his hands says The said John Piercy< no role > seeing them run over the said [..] Craft and got away
That he found a Boat between the said Craft having Five Bushels of Coals therein
which Boat Fisher Adams< no role > who is now present came [..] and claimed the said Boat
as belonging to Mr. [..] Sard a Boat Builder [..] For which he had passed his Word
For the Payment of the hire of the said Boat for the said Robert Piercy< no role > his Brother
in Law to work in to gain a Lively hood for his FamilyFurther says the
Coals produced are part of the said Five Bushells [..] of Coals as abovementioned

James Adams< no role >

John Bridges< no role > of Anchor & Hope Alley St George Middx B [..] Baker on his Oath Says on the 15th: day of Sepr. 1786 He went with the said James
Adams< no role > between the Hours of Eight and nine at night off to a Road where many Craft
were loaded with Coals near Wapping Dock Stairs That he saw Robert Piercy< no role > run over
the Craft which lay at the said Road and Phillip Le Grove< no role > likewise each morning on their coming to the
said Road different ways that he pursued Le Grove and took him and Adams pursued Piercy

John Bridges< no role >

Elizah Gaff on his Oath says That said James Adams< no role > is Servant to himself and Partner
who are dealers in Coals and have a Road near Wapping dead stairs where they moor their
Craft That by the Account they had on the 15th day of Sep last a Barge named the [..] Holyday
with Hartley Coals in her moored at the said RoadSays about Three [..] Days after
the said Boat and Coals were taken by his Servant James Adams< no role > One Fisher Adams< no role > who
is now present came with Mr. [..] Sard a Boat Builder to claim the said Boat as having
let the said Boat to the said Robert Piercy< no role > to Work in on the Engagement of the said Fisher
Adams< no role > that the Hire of the same at Two Shillings a Week should be paid the said
Mr. [..] Sard,

Taken and Sworn
The 4th. day of Novr. 1786
Before me

John Staples< no role >

Elizech Goff< no role >