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1789

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that was stole as aforesaid

his
Simon [mark] Wood< no role >
Mark

his
Jane [mark] Wood< no role >
Mark

[..]
[..]
[..]

Benjn Nash< no role >
Alexr Stevenson< no role >
Geo Dowling< no role >

Taken and Sworn this 26th day of June 1789
Before us

John Staples< no role >
Saml. Hawkins< no role >

Joseph Lucas< no role > says he and James Rock< no role > went about the hour
of four last Wednesday morn. and had a pint of bear and in going
along Ram Alley James Wood< no role > clapt a pistol to the head of James
Rock
< no role > saying he would blow his brains out if he did not stop that
both stopt directly made no resistance until they were were hauled
and pulled about That Simon Wood< no role > took the knife out of his pocket
and then let them go and when theysayNash comed down
the alley they called them back and seized them again

his
Joseph [mark] Lucas< no role >
Mark

James Rock< no role > says he got up at the hour of four last Wednesday morning
going to wash himself met Joseph Lucas< no role > in Whitechaepel Road and
went to the Red lion in said road had a pint of beer and ingoing down
Ram alley saw Simon Wood< no role > come out of his Father house his Father
following with a pistol put it to his head the [..] to blow his brains
out if went another stop and on being laid hold on they both stopt
and in a few minutes were let go Says they got to the top of the alley when
they were called back says they went back when were they laid hold [..] again

Taken and signed
by the said Joseph Lucas< no role > and James Rock< no role >

This 26th. day of June 1789
Before us

John Staples< no role >
Saml. Hawkins< no role >

his
James [mark] Rock< no role >
Mark




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