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<lb></lb>
The several Informations of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n640-1">John Lane</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n640-2">Thomas Gillard</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n640-3">John Bristow</rs>
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Taken the<lb></lb>
<rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45032_date114">23d. day of May 1787</rs>
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<p n="641">Who upon their Oaths say and first the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n641-1">Thomas<lb></lb>
Gillard</rs>
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for himself saith That about the hour of<lb></lb>
7. oClock in the Evening of the 22nd. Instant he saw a Man<lb></lb>
now in Custody<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
who says his Name is <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n641-2">James<lb></lb>
Jacobs</rs>
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running very fast and hearing the Cry of Stop<lb></lb>
Thief he ran after him and saw the prisoner with<lb></lb>
Blunder buss in his hand & Informant Pursued him into<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo661">George Ann</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo662">Saint Giles's</rs>
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where he found him on<lb></lb>
a Seat in the Tap room and the Blunder buss was lying<lb></lb>
under the Seat which he Secured</p>
<p n="642">The said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n642-1">John Bristow</rs>
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for himself Saith That<lb></lb>
he saw the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n642-2">James Jacobs</rs>
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go into the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo663">George Alehouse</rs>
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<lb></lb>
with a Blunder buss in his hand and Informant thoughts<lb></lb>
he was a Guard and about a Minute afterwards he saw<lb></lb>
a Mob coming up who asked him it he had seen a<lb></lb>
Man with a Blunder buss That he went into the House<lb></lb>
and saw the prisoner lying on a Seat in the Tap Room<lb></lb>
who pretended to be Keeping and upon Cooking under<lb></lb>
the Seat he saw the Blunder buss now produced lying<lb></lb>
there and Informant then Secured him and took him<lb></lb>
up to Mr. Lane's house in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo664">House Street</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo665">Saint Giles's</rs>
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and it<lb></lb>
Appeald to be his property and had been Stolen But the<lb></lb>
prisoner was let go by the desire of Mrs. Lane</p>
<p n="643">The said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n643-1">John Lane</rs>
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for himself Saith That<lb></lb>
the Blunder buss now produced is his property and<lb></lb>
was Stolen from the door of his Shop at the time<lb></lb>
above mentioned</p>
<p n="644">Sworn before us the day and<lb></lb>
year aforesaid}</p>
<p n="645">D Walker <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n645-2">Rup. Clarke</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n646-2">John Bristo</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n646-3">John Lane</rs>
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