Middlesex

The several Informations of William Dalton< no role > Edward Tredway< no role >
and Benjamin Rutler< no role > taken this 30th day of January 1788

Who upon their Oathes severally say and first the said William Dalton< no role > Tyre Smith for himself saith
that on Thursday last he went from his house which is in Stone Cutters Alley Lincolns
Inn Fields and returned about ten o'Clock in the Evening, that on the morning following he
was informed there was stolen from his premises three Iron Axtle Tree Arms, that
he said to his Workmen he did not like for things to go on in that manner, that he
was afterwards informed one George Goodwin< no role > a Tyre Smith wanted to speak with
him that soon after he saw George Goodwin< no role > who informed him, he had seen several
things which he thought was his Property that when George Goodwin< no role > discribed
them he knew them to be his, that he then came to the Public Office in Bloomsbury
[..] and had a search warrant granted him, by virtue of which he went with
an officer and searched the house of one John Scotney< no role > where he found the
Axtle Tree Arms which he had lost in a Bag in the Shop and which he swears
to be his that [..] John Scotney< no role > said he gave a Penny a pound for them

Edward Tredway< no role > Constable for himself saith that on Friday morning last by virtue of a Search
Warrant he went to the house of JohnSctScotney< no role > in Parkers Lane Drury
Lane where he foundthe three Axtle Tree Arms in a Bag in the Shop
and which the Prosecutor swears to be his property

Benjamin Rutler< no role > for himself saith that on Thursday Evening last he sent
his Wife to George Goodwin< no role > 's with some Coach Nails that when she returned
from there she informed him that George Goodwin< no role > had told her, "he had lost
Coach Axtle Tree Arm that he wished her husband would look out and see
whether there was such a thing in any Iron Shop, "that soon after thePrisoner
Prisoner John Scotney< no role > came to his and asked him to go home with him
that he did when John Scotney< no role > shewed him the three Axtle Tree Arms which
the Prosecutor now swears tothatand asked him whether he would or not cut them
up so as to disfigure them, [..] that he tolethemhim he'd call again
in an hour's time, that according to what his Wife informed him he thought
they belonged to George Goodwin< no role > and immediately went and informed him
of it that they then came to the Public office in Bloomsbury for a Search Warrant
but the Magistrate there thought proper not to grant him one, that afterwards
aSearchWarrant was granted to the aforesaid William Daltars to search
the house and premises of the Prisoners where the said Axtle Tree Arms were
found

Sworn the 30th
Day of January 1788}

Before me
D Walker< no role >

William Daltone< no role >
Edwd. Tredway< no role >
The [mark] Sign
of Benjn. Rutler< no role >