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1788

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down he met sd. Hide at the Passage Door that he then called sd.
Dutton who came down found all the Locks & Bolts fast belongg.
to the House but upon going into the Yard he found a Peice of
Lead which appeared to be taken from the Wash House sd. Dutton
then asked him if he knewtheany of the Persons that in case
he cod. take them he might prosecute them to wch. he answered
he did not know any of the Persons nor had not seen them

Jacob Freeman< no role > upon his Oath saith that on Monday the first
of September abt. two o Clock in the Morning he was called
out of Bed by Mr. Dutton & another Person & upon openg. his
Room Window a Man whose Name is George Hide< no role > told him
he was in a Gore of Blood sd. Freeman asked him how he came
to be so & he answered because he wod. not permitt Mr. Dutton's
House to be broke open Mr. Dutton then said he had got one
Person in Custody that sd. Freeman knew the other two Men
& it he wod. get up thought he cod. take them sd. Freeman then
asked sd. Dutton who he suspected to wch. he answered
Roger Molloy< no role > & ThomasDuttonHunt< no role > that he immediately
went to search for them and took them

Richard Bunny< no role > upon his Oath saith that on Sunday
the 31st. of August being applyed to by John Dutton< no role > a Publican in
Newtoners Lane Knigs Street to go in Search of some Persons who had
robbed his Premisses he went accordingly along with
Thomas Kendall< no role > another Constable and took John Collins< no role > one
of the Prisoners who they found sitting upon the Keps of a
House Door in Cross Lane & that the Peice of Lead wch.
was found he the sd. Bunny has measured & compared
with the part still remaining & it exactly corresponds

John Dutton< no role >

Mark
The [mark] of
George Hide< no role >
The Mark [mark] of
Ann Smith< no role >

Geo: Graham< no role >
Jacob Freeman< no role >
Thos. Rendall< no role >
Richard Bunny< no role >

Taken and Sworn the
Day and year first
above mentioned before
me

D Walker< no role >




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