Old Bailey Sessions:
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1788

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Cross Lane upon wch. they took & carryed him to the Watch house
when the sd. Dutton charged him & afterwds. returned Home
he then went to Jacob Freeman< no role > another Constable & told him
what had happened upon wch sd. Freeman went into Star
Court in Search of the sd.. Roger Molley< no role > & Thomas Hurst< no role > and
took them both & brought them to the Watch house

George Hide< no role > upon his Oath saith that he saw the Prisoners
John Collins< no role > Rogers Molloy< no role > & Thomas Hunt< no role > standing together
abt. 12 o Clock in the Night of Sunday the 31st. of August at
the Passage Door of the Publick House called the Bank in
[..] King Street & one Ann Smith< no role > was standg. at the next
Door to the passage in New [..] ners Lane he told her to go into her own Place for it was going to
be robbed that as she was attempting to go the three Prisoners
said damn your Eyes you shall not go in upon wch. sd. Hide
said she shod. go in & pushed against them that Molloy & Hunt
two of the Prisoners seized him by the Collar & whilst they
were strugling the sd. Ann Smith< no role > got into her Appartment
but they immediately followed her & struck her the sd. HuntHide
then went up Newtoners Lane along with James Daniel< no role > & James
Welch
< no role > two of his Acquaintances & upon returng. back he
found the Prisoners still there when he told them they shod.
not rob that Place when Roger Molloy< no role > said Damn my Eyes
I will do the Place I shall be boned for it & I will do the Place
upon wch. sd. HideHuntwent into Holborn returned back & stood at
the Kings Arms Door in Newtoners Lane when the Prisoner
John Collins< no role > came across the Way lifted up his Hand & said
I knew your two Brothers they were two good Men but you
are a Rouge I will blind you & sand you to your Grave the
sd. Collins then went to the Bank Passage & said Roger Molloy< no role >
& Thomas Hunt< no role > Care attend the sd. Hide HuntHide& his Acquaintances




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