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The Information of
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who being duly Sworn upon
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his Oath saith that on the 24th Day of November Instant
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about half an Hour after Eleven O'Clock in the Evening
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of the Night) when the person now present who calls himself
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William Strickland
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Samuel Hooton
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for robbing him of a Watch that this
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depot received the Watch fromof
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Lane - Habit Maker who said he had picked
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it up from between the feet of the Prisoner.
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Sworn before me this 25th
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Day of November 1788}
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Thos. Gordon
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David Crichton
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John Ravenhill
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of No.14 Little
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Lane Taylor who being duly sworn saith that on the 24th
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day of November Instant about Eleven o'clock in the Evening as he
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going along
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he heard a Person say he had lost
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his Watch when he saw
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the Prisoner now
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present run past him when this Informant putout his Foot
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which the Prisoner Stumbled against that then this Informant
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called stop thief when he saw the Prisoner brought back to the
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end of
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in
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Castle Street
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when he was Surrounded
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by a Number of People a great many of Which suspected to be park
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pockets nearing some body say search him which was Immediately done
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which he did
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and not
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finding the watch the Informant looked down to the Prisoners
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feet where he
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saw the Watch which he took up (the Glass being
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broke) when he called out I have got the Watch take care of the
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Prisoner.
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Sworn before me this 29th
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Day of November 1788
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Thos. Gordon
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J Ravenhill
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