Middlesex
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The Information of Thomas Geens< no role > This name instance is in a workspace. at No. 20 Hall Street
in the Parish of Christ Church Middlesex Weaver and
Mary this Wife. And Richard Stanley< no role > at No. 4 Upper East
Smithfield in the said County Pawnbroker taken this 23rd day of May 1789
Thomas Geens< no role > This name instance is in a workspace. on his oath saith on Thursday morning the 20 Instant
he went from home leaving the Watch chain and Seal produced hanging
on a Nail near the fire place in his Room about Two hour after
his Wife came and told him their Servant was gone and the said
watch that Susannah Richards< no role > and himself went different ways
in pursuit and Susannah Richards< no role > met said Servant the prisoner
present who together name is Catherine Taster and brought her to
him who owned soon after that she had taken the said Watch
and where she pawned it

Thomas Geenes< no role >

Mary Geens< no role > on her oath saith on Thursday morning last about the hour of
Eleven The went out to market and left said Watch hanging ever
the mantle piece and their Servant Catherine Tasker< no role > to look after
the houseSays the returned before the hour of Twelve when she
found the Door locked and the Key laying in the EntryThat she
opened the Door missed the Watch found the Servant gone she
went and told her husband what had happened.

her
MaryGeenes< no role >
mark

Richard Stanley< no role > on his oath saith on Thursday last about the Middle
of the Day Catherine Tasker< no role > brought the Watch as produced to pledge
and asked a Guinea upon it says he asked of the Watch was her
own who answered no that her Father had sent her with it to get
him out of troubleSays he lent her Fifteen Shillings and because he
would not lend her more she pledged o Coloured Apron for one
Shillings

Taken and Sworn
The 23rd of Mary 1789

Before us John Staples< no role >
Samr. Hawkins

Richard Stanley< no role >

Catherine Tasker< no role > says when she first took the said Watch on
Thursday last at noon from where it was hanging in her masters
room she went first to a Pawnbrokers in Whitechapel and
to another who would not take it Says she directly went to the
house of Mr. Stanley and pledged it with Mr. Stanley for fifteen
Shillings and had a Duplicate which she tore, further says
she likewise pawned o Coloured Apron which she took of her
masters bed and pawned it fore Shilling to the said Mr. Stanley< no role >

Taken and Signed
This 23rd day of May 1789
Before us

John Staples< no role >
Samr. Hawkins

her
Catherine [mark] Tasker< no role >
Mark