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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 >