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deposeth and Saith he was sent out by his<lb></lb>
Master <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n306-1">David Paton</rs>
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with some Goods to <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45037_geo258">Welbeck Street</rs>
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, and on his<lb></lb>
return which was about Six o'Clock in the Evening of Saturday the 13th<lb></lb>
day of Decr. Inst. he saw the <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45037_occ103">Prisoner</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n306-3">Lewis Lang</rs>
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coming out of his<lb></lb>
Masters Shop with a piece of Check in his hand he then went in<lb></lb>
doors to Mr. Paton and asked if he had sold a Piece of Check to the<lb></lb>
Man that had just gone out, and being informed he had not. he<lb></lb>
Immediately ran after him and called out Stop<obscured></obscured>
thief, and<lb></lb>
had him Secured in Wigmore Street <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45037_geo259">Cavendish Square</rs>
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which is a<lb></lb>
great distance from the house where the Offence was Committed And<lb></lb>
further this deponent Saith that<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
he had him Safely Secured and conveyed<lb></lb>
before a MagistrateAnd further Saith the aforesaid mentioned<lb></lb>
prisoner is the Identical Person who came out of the said Shop</p>
<p n="307">Taken and Sworn before me<lb></lb>
this 13th. day of Decr.<lb></lb>
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<p n="308"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n308-1">Andrew Aitten</rs>
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<p n="309"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n309-1">John Hay</rs>
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deposeth and saith about Six o Clock in the Evening of<lb></lb>
Saturday the 13th. day of Decr. Inst. he was Passing along <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45037_geo260">Cavendish<lb></lb>
Square</rs>
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and heard the cry of stop thief. and saw the <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45037_occ104">Prisoner</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n309-2">Lewis<lb></lb>
Lank</rs>
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fall down in the said Square, and when he got up Saw him<del>set</del>
<lb></lb>
run round the Square towards <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45037_geo261">Wigmore Street</rs>
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in the Infrom <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n309-5">Andw.<lb></lb>
Aitten</rs>
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the above named deponent, came up to this Informant<lb></lb>
and told him a Man answering the description of the prisoner<lb></lb>
had stole a piece of Check upon which he this deponent<lb></lb>
Immediatly ran after him and over took him has he was running<lb></lb>
along in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45037_geo262">Wigmore Street</rs>
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, and Secured him.</p>
<p n="310"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n310-1">John Hay</rs>
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<p n="311">Taken and Sworn before me<lb></lb>
this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45037_date62">13th. day of Dec 1788</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n311-1">Geo: Reid.</rs>
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