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<p n="1820">The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n1820-1">David Crichton</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo1117">Buckingham Street<lb></lb>
York Buildings</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45034_occ388">Constable</rs>
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who being duly Sworn upon<lb></lb>
his Oath saith that on the 24th Day of November Instant<lb></lb>
about half an Hour after Eleven O'Clock in the Evening<lb></lb>
he was at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo1118">Saint Martins</rs>
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Watch House (being Constable<lb></lb>
of the Night) when the person now present who calls himself<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n1820-2">William Strickland</rs>
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was brought in and Charged by<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n1820-3">Samuel Hooton</rs>
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for robbing him of a Watch that this<lb></lb>
depot received the Watch fromof <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo1119">Saint<lb></lb>
Martins</rs>
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Lane - Habit Maker who said he had picked<lb></lb>
it up from between the feet of the Prisoner.</p>
<p n="1821">Sworn before me this 25th<lb></lb>
Day of November 1788}<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n1821-1">Thos. Gordon</rs>
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</p>
<p n="1822"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n1822-1">David Crichton</rs>
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</p>
<p n="1823">The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n1823-1">John Ravenhill</rs>
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of No.14 Little <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo1120">Saint<lb></lb>
Martins</rs>
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Lane Taylor who being duly sworn saith that on the 24th<lb></lb>
day of November Instant about Eleven o'clock in the Evening as he<lb></lb>
going along <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo1121">Cranbourne Alley</rs>
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he heard a Person say he had lost<lb></lb>
his Watch when he saw <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n1823-2">William Strickland</rs>
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the Prisoner now<lb></lb>
present run past him when this Informant putout his Foot<lb></lb>
which the Prisoner Stumbled against that then this Informant<lb></lb>
called stop thief when he saw the Prisoner brought back to the <lb></lb>
end of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo1122">Cranbourne Alley</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo1123">Castle Street</rs>
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when he was Surrounded<lb></lb>
by a Number of People a great many of Which suspected to be park<lb></lb>
pockets nearing some body say search him which was Immediately done <del>which he did</del>
and not<lb></lb>
finding the watch the Informant looked down to the Prisoners<lb></lb>
feet where he <gap reason="illegible"></gap>
saw the Watch which he took up (the Glass being<lb></lb>
broke) when he called out I have got the Watch take care of the<lb></lb>
Prisoner.</p>
<p n="1824">Sworn before me this 29th<lb></lb>
Day of November 1788<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n1824-1">Thos. Gordon</rs>
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</p>
<p n="1825">J Ravenhill</p>
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