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to wit}</note>
<lb></lb>
The Informations of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n364-1">Sarah Smith</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n364-2">William Smith</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n364-3">William Clonsey</rs>
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taken upon Oath the<lb></lb>
Sixth Day of May 1789</p>
<p n="365">Who upon their several Oaths say and first the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n365-1">Sarah Smith</rs>
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for herself saith that she and her Husband live<lb></lb>
at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo229">Milbank Westminster</rs>
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that she came on Monday the fourth of May Instant upon some Business to<lb></lb>
the Trinity House in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo230">Tower Street</rs>
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and afterwds. came to one<lb></lb>
Mrs. Roes in Great Wyld Street <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo231">Lincolns Inn Fields</rs>
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being<lb></lb>
much fatigued stayed there all Night that on Tuesday Morng.<lb></lb>
the 5th. Instant about seven oClock Mr. Roe's <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45036_occ54">Apprentice</rs>
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came<lb></lb>
to her and asked if that was her Cloak that hung upon the<lb></lb>
Chair to which she replyed that her Cloak upon the Chair along<lb></lb>
with his Mistresses Cloak but upon getting and searching<lb></lb>
found her Cloak was gone that they went in Search of<lb></lb>
the Prisoner to several Places and found the Prisoner<lb></lb>
in Cockpitt Alley <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo232">Drury Lane</rs>
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and conducted her to Mr.<lb></lb>
Roes in Great wold Street and detained her till a Constable<lb></lb>
came but before the Constable arrived when upon getting<lb></lb>
a Candle and looking the Cloak before mentioned was<lb></lb>
found the same being dropt upon the Ground by the<lb></lb>
Prisoner from be twixt her Legs</p>
<p n="366"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n366-1">William Smith</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45036_occ55">Apprentice</rs>
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to James Proe of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo233">Great<lb></lb>
Wyld Street</rs>
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aforesaid Hair Dresser saith that being sent<lb></lb>
for a Quarterer of Ginn upon returning back with the same<lb></lb>
he saw the Prisoner Mary Coghlan in<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
his Masters Shop<lb></lb>
along with the <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45036_occ56">Journeyman</rs>
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who worked there who soon<lb></lb>
afterwds. went away together and having seen and folded<lb></lb>
upon two silk Cloaks Just before he went for the Ginn<lb></lb>
before mentioned and seeing only one of the Silk Cloaks there<lb></lb>
for immediately asked <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n366-2">Sarah Smith</rs>
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if that was her<lb></lb>
Cloak or else it was gone upon which the sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n366-3">Sarah Smith</rs>
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<lb></lb>
on searching found the same was gone that his Mistress<lb></lb>
as well as other people went to many Pawnbrokers<lb></lb>
& other Places but 10d. hear nothing of it but in the</p>
<p n="367"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n367-1">D Walker</rs>
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