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Middlesex to Wit


The Information of Andrew Heron< no role > of Saint
Martin le Grand Lenin DraperJames
Dennison
< no role > of the same place Turner
and thomas Pugh< no role > Apprentice to Matthew
Saint of the same place Jury Turner
taken before me this 15th. day of July
1788

Who being upon Oath says, and first the said Andrew Heron< no role > for
himself saith that the piece of Lunin Handkerchief now produced
[..] by James denison now present is his Propertyand the
said James Dennison< no role > for himself saith that he lives opposite
to the Shop of the said Andrew Heron< no role > That this day between the
hours of four and five o Clock he saw a person who calls
himself William Butler< no role > go into said Andrew Herons Shop
and from his appearance conceiving that he went in with
a bad intent he watched himThat in about two Minutes
after he came out and this Informant followed him and
observed him button his CoatThat he [..] insisted on
his unbuttoning the same when he unbuttoned the same and
threw something away from himThat he immediately [..] seized
him by the Collar and on looking what he had thrown from
him found it to be the said piece of Linen HandkerchiefAnd
the said Thomas Pugh< no role > for himself saith that he also Saw said
Butler go into said Andrew Heron< no role > Shop aforesaidThat
he also followed him with said Dennison and saw [..]
said [..] Dennison seize him by the Collar and pick
up said piece of Linen Handkerchief

Sworn before me this
15th. day of July 1788}

Sampr. Wright< no role >

And Heron
James Dennison< no role >
Thomas Pugh< no role >




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