Middlesex
to wit}
The Information of Henry Allam of Cadmans Gardens
Saint
[..] George Middlesex
Victualler
and
William Phipps< no role >
Assistant to
Simon Jackson< no role >
at the Halfway house
[..] in the said
Parish of Saint George Taken this second day of May 1789 before
me One of his Majestys Justices of the peace
in and for the said
County.
Who being on their Oaths Severally Say and first the said Henry Allam< no role >
for himself Saith that on Wednesday last in the Afternoon the person present
came to his house and called for a Pint of Beer which he drank paid for
and went awaySaith that he was Informed by John Doyle< no role >
andthe
abovenamed Simon Jackson< no role >
and William Elbey< no role >
the next morning that
a person was detected at Mr. Jacksons who had Stole some Pots and that
one of his Pots was found on said person; And this Informant lastly
Saith that the Quart Pot now produced is his property is of the value of
Fourteen pence, and was as he verily believes Stolen from his house on
Wednesday last by thesaidabove person present who calls himself John
Timmongs, And this Informant William Phipps< no role >
for himself Saith that
between the Hours of Six and Eight o Clock of Wednesday Evening last the above
named John Timmings< no role >
came to the house of Mr Jackson and called for a Pint of
Porter which he paid for, That Mr Jackson having lately last a great number
of Pots and Informant having frequentlylastseen the prisoner at his house
Suspected him to be the person who had Stole some of them in Consequence of which
be Ordered Archibald Smith< no role >
a person who occasionally Assists in Mr Jacksons
house to Watch said Timmings, who soon after came and told Informant that
the prisoner had Put the Pint Pewter pot (the same pot the Beer was drawn in)
into his Pocket and was gone out of the Room Whereupon Informant followed
himand Overtook him at about the distance of Two hundred Yards, brought him
back to Mr. Jacksons house and upon Searching him found the said Pint Pot
One Quart Pot Deposed to by Informant Henry Allam: and an other Quart
Pot with the Name of Thos [..] Thompson Wapping Wall Deposed to by Jane
the wife of said Thomas Thompson< no role >
, all of which are now here produced.
Taken and Sworn the day and
Year first above written before me}
Peter Green< no role >
Henry Allum< no role >
William Phipps< no role >