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19th October 1786 - 21st December 1787

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Pawnbroker in Wild Street after which they
divided the Money [..] That they agreed to meet
the next Evening at seven o'Clock at the Black
Dog in Drury Lane That this Informant then
left them and met them at the Black Dog
agreably to the appointment where they staid
a little time and agreed to go on the Road on
the next (Monday) Night and appointed to
meet at the Scott Arms in Round Court in the
Strand That about four o'Clock the said Lawson
called upon this Informant at his Lodgings No. 1
Bennells Court in the Strand and that they went
together to the Scott Arms whose they met said
Cousins when they immediately set off together
This Informant and Cousins aimed with Cut lasses
and the said Lawson with a Pistol That they
went through Hammersmith and walked
[..] along the Bye Road till they got to Acton
That a little way on the other side Acton they
attempted to Stop a Gentleman on Houseback
who got away from them That they then
Crossed some Fields into another Road where
they stopt a Gentleman on House back from
whom they took seven Half Crowns [..] one
Shilling and [..] two Sixpence and that said
Cousins took from said Gentleman are a Watch
at which time this Informant thought it had
been a Silver are (but the next Day said
Cousins produced a Metal watch and said it
was the same he took form the Gentleman
[..]




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