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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45035_n243-1">Berney Shield</rs>
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at Mr. King hear the<lb></lb>
Saw Mill Yard St. Ann Middlex <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45035_occ72">Labourer</rs>
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taken this 18th<lb></lb>
day of feb 1788 Who being on Oath Saith Yesterday Morng<lb></lb>
Between the House of One and Two as he thinks as he was walking<lb></lb>
along <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45035_geo178">Ratcliff Highway</rs>
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in the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45035_geo179">St. Paul Shadwell</rs>
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the<lb></lb>
Woman present who says her Name is <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45035_n243-2">Eliza Cunningham</rs>
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<lb></lb>
crossed the way upon him dont know what she said orded except<lb></lb>
her putting her hand into his right hand Breeches pocket and<lb></lb>
took Ten Shillings in Silver Wropt up in a piece of paper in a piece<lb></lb>
out of his said pocket<lb></lb>
of Silk says he immediately seized her demanded his mony that<lb></lb>
she said she did not take it that he called out Murder Shieves<lb></lb>
That <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45035_n243-3">John Orange</rs>
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came to his Assistance who<lb></lb>
did take Charge of her And is Certain he was not so much in Liquor<lb></lb>
but that he knew what he did And that the said Eliza took<lb></lb>
his said mony as aforesaid</p>
<p n="244">Taken and Sworn<lb></lb>
The day and Year abovementiond<lb></lb>
Before me<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45035_n244-1">John Staples</rs>
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Shield</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Mark</p>
<p n="246"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45035_n246-1">Eliza Cunningham</rs>
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says yesterday Morning what time she cannot tell<lb></lb>
as she was Coming home between <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45035_geo180">New Gravel Lane</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Barney Shield laid hold of her and put his hand up her Cloaths saying<lb></lb>
he would give her any thing to go to the Corner of the Watch box with<lb></lb>
him that he set down and pulled her along side of him that she called<lb></lb>
out Murder and Watch when he let her go. That a Watchman came<lb></lb>
up who went to take hold of him That <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45035_n246-2">John Smith</rs>
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came to Assist<lb></lb>
her and bed Shields to let her go if the Woman had done any thing<lb></lb>
to him he ought to Charge the Watch when Shield said it Smith<lb></lb>
belonged to her he would fight him for her. That <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45035_n246-3">John Orange</rs>
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were present. says she was marked and no<lb></lb>
mony found upon her</p>
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The Day and Year abovemention'd<lb></lb>
Before one<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45035_n247-1">John Staples</rs>
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<p n="248">her<lb></lb>
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Cunningham</rs>
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Mark</p>
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