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23rd January 1786 - 18th December 1786

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Image 603 of 68125th November 1786


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The Information of Joseph James< no role > of Rose Lane Ratcliff
Smith and Wheelwright John Hart< no role > of White horse Street Ratcliff
Smith Gabriel Ferry< no role > Private Watchman in the said Street Taken this
25 day of Novr. 1786 Before me One of His Majesty's Justices of the peace for said County
Who on their Oaths say and first The said Joseph James< no role > on his Oath says That he has
reason to believe The Iron produced is his Property and is Certain One of the pieces
which has a Chalk mark thereon is his That a great Quantity of Iron his property
has been taken from his premises and thrown over a Tance into the adjoining piece of
Ground which he this Morning found

Joseph James< no role >

John Hart< no role > on his Oath Says the Six pieces of Iron produced are the Property
of his Master Joseph James< no role > and were put by him in the wheeler Shop of
his said Master for use

his
John [mark] Hart< no role >
Mark

Gabriel Ferry< no role > on his Oath says last night between the Hours of Ten and Eleven
he saw the Person present who says his Names's Henry Sacker< no role > in white horse
Street Ratcliff who he stopped carrying the Six pieces of Iron now produced
who said he had then from Mr. Greens in [..] the said Street and was going
to carry them to Mr. Neales at Cockhill That he insisted on his going to
the Watchouse to be ExaminedWhen the Prisoner said he should he damned if he Stopped
him before to got to CockhillSays when he came to the Watchouse he throwed the
said Six pieces of Iron downwhen this Informant called for assistance when Robert
Brodie
< no role > the Beadle and Isaac Heene< no role > the Houseman came and Secured him

Taken and Sworn

The Day and Year abovementioned
Before me John Staples< no role >

Gabriel Ferry< no role >

The said John Sacker< no role > says last night about the hour of Ten as he came out of the
Saran a Public house in Rose Lane Ratcliff a Man who he doth not know gave him the
Six pieces of Iron produced to carry to Mr. Neales at Cockhill for which he was to be
paid Six pence and a pint of Beer at the George at Cockhill
Signed and declared

The day and Year abovementioned
Before one

John Staples< no role >

Henry Sacker< no role >




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