2 March 1787

John Newman< no role > on his Oath says his Ozier Ground situate in the Parish of
Battersea Surry was robbed of Three hundred Bundles of Ozier Twigs about Three weeks since
and That is certain the Bundles of Ozier Twigs produced are his property and part
of them of which he was robbed as aforesaid John Newman< no role >

Resworn the 15th Oct 1787
Before us John Staples< no role >

Samuel Carman< no role > of St George Middlesex Waterman on his Oath says on the
Ninth of February last past between the Hours of Eight and nine at Night
he saw a Skiff at the Causway at New Crane Stairs in which were Twenty
nine Bundles of Ozier Twigs and suspecting the same to have been Stolen
he sent Abraham Legon< no role > for John Brown< no role > Officer of the CustomsSays They waited some time
to see if the Persons who brought the same came to demand the said Twigs
not coming they detained them and lodged them at Mr. Elizabeth Legon< no role >
of Green Dragon Alley [..] Shadwell th e next day

Samuel Carman
John Brown< no role > on his Oath says to the same purport John Brown< no role >
George Crutchfield< no role > This name instance is in set 3300. of Farmer Street Shadwell Waterman his Oath says on the
night before it was Samuel Carman night to Watch in Turn at New Crane Stairs
Shadwell he saw Two Boats loaded with Twigs come on Shore to New Crane
Stairs That he saw the Persons who were in the said Boats know part of the said
Twigs out of them on the CauswayThat he went off to the Tier of Ships
with a Fare And when he returned That Said Boats were Empty and
as persons to be seemSays he secured the said Boat to the Watch to a hand
kept them about a Week before any person came to own them. That the
day after he stopt the said Boats he went to the person present who says his
names Thomas Crosby [..] Sheppard< no role > at No. 56 Pannington Street St George Middx Basket maker
and asked him if he had received any Twigs from any Person overnight who said
he had notSays he told him there were two Boats had been at New Crane
Stairs all night had Twigs in which had been landedThat Sheppard came
down first to the said Stairs and looked [..] for said Boats but could not see them the side being
down That he came again soon after when this Informant told him
the and Sheppard the Twigsinwhich were landed overnight must certainly have
come to his hour when the said Thomas Crosby< no role > Sheppard told him the had received
some twigs the night before which came from Greenwich

Taken and Sworn
The 2nd of March 1787
Before us John Staples< no role >

Peter Greene< no role >

George C [..]

Resworn John Newman< no role > , Samuel Carman< no role > [..]
John Brown< no role > and George Crutchfield< no role > This name instance is in set 3300. he the said
George Crutchfield< no role > This name instance is in set 3300. declaring he meant the Twigs
to have been carried whare house of the said
Thomas Crosby Sheppard< no role > situate on Wapping Wall
in the Parish of St. Paul Shadwell

Before us the 15th Oct 1787

John Staples< no role >
Peter Greene< no role >
[..]