Public Office Shadwell 24th day of Jany. 1788 John Hayes< no role >
[..] Saith on Friday Evening last his Father and Mother
who live in King Street St. George Middlesex Quarrelled
that he could not Stay at home to see it and as he was walking
down Wapping Wall by King James Stairs John Colley< no role > was coming along
being much in Liquor between the hours of Five and six in the Evening
who took told of him and said he would not part with him until he
shewed him a Lodging and coming to Farmers Street he wanted to
Evacuate he led [..] him up an Alley and asked him to go into an
Empty house to lay down being in Liquor Says they both went into the
Chamber where Colley laid down to Sleep That he waked him to do from
thence being a little Sober when got him to his Senses hearing a
person below having a LightThey immediately run into the Garnet
and fearing a Watchman seeing a hole they broke thorough and non
on the Leads where they were apprehended

Taken and Signed
The Day and Year abovementioned
Before me
John Staples< no role >

his
John [mark] Hayes< no role >
Mark

John Colley< no role > saith he doth not know how he come into the said house
no more than a Child that is not borne that he slept in the Chamber of an Empty
house. that when he awaked seeing a light he run up Stairs and hearing a
of thieves he gotupout on the Tiles where [..] he and John Hayes< no role >
delivered themselves up to William Smith< no role >

Taken and Signed Before me
The day and Year abovementioned}
Before me
John Staples< no role > ,

his
John [mark] Colley< no role >
Mark

James Hunt< no role > saith on Friday Evening last about the hour of eleven
hearing the Cry of Thieves in Farmer Street he got at the Top of a
house there seeing some men there he run after them to stop them
That the Tiles breaking he fall down and was stopt by John Sheffield< no role >

Taken and Signed
The Day and Year abovementioned
Before me
John Staples< no role >

James Hunt< no role >