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Ann Magee< no role > for herself saith that some time back but when she
cannot recollect she was walking along Drury Lane that she met
John Jones< no role > Husband of Sarah Jones< no role > who said his Wife was in the
Watch House but for nothing particular that he asked her would
she pawn his Watch that he did not like any person should know it
and begged she would take off the Chair which she did and afterwards
Pawned it for 16s/at Joseph Flemmings< no role > in Durry Lane that
she afterwards gave the MoneyChain anChain and Duplicate
to the said Sarah Jones< no role >

Ann Evans< no role > for herself saith that she lodger in the house where the before
mentioned robbery was committed that one Evening lately she was
sitting in a room in the house when Sarah Jones< no role > and the Prosecutor
came in that Sarah Jones< no role > desired she would go out ofthetown which
she did and sat down in Another Room with John Jones< no role > that
soon after she fetched a Pot of Porter for Sarah Jones< no role > and when
she carried it into the Room Sarah Jones< no role > gave her a Watch and
desired her to carry it to her husband which she did

John Beamish< no role > for himself saith that on an information that
Sarah Jones< no role > had stollen a persons Watch he went on the
2nd of this Month to search her apartments in Cross Lane where
on searching found the room he found by the head of the bed
in a hole in the wall a Steel Chain with Seals [..] toit which
Chair and Seals the Prosecutor swears to be her& thatthey
belonged to the Watch he was Robbed of

Sworn the 12th
Day of February 1788
Before me}

D Walker< no role >

Wm M Paby
Edwd Tredway< no role >
Richd Williamson< no role >
Ann Mc Gee< no role >
The Mark of
Ann [mark] Evans< no role >
John [mark] Beamish< no role >

[..] of Appleby
[..] Saint
< no role >
Sarah Jones< no role >




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