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Image 538 of 61711th July 1774


Informant went home directly, and laid the great Coat
down-a Man named Croombes, and his Wife, came in
and had two pots of beer-wehn the same was near out,
Informant thought Armstrong staid long-it then rained
he said, he would button the great Coat about his Should a
and go, and see gor him he went, and met a boy between
old Broad Street and Felee's Yard-he asked what the
Tumult in Winchester Street was-the boy told him there
was a Man stet, who had attempted to break into a house
and that he was a shocking sight-the boy also told
Informant, they had taken some gold (cash) two pistobs
and a ring our of his pocket also some pick lock keys-he
(Informant) immediately went home with the great Coat
under his Arm, told the two Men, Waterson and Thompson
there was a Man shot in Winchester Street, and he believ'd
it was Armstrong-whereupon they went out, and saw his
Corpsd in the Church Yard-whilst the two Men were
gone the two women prisoners Lazarus and Sanders came
crying to Informant's Apartment-Sanders said "my
Lipe was at there," to which Informant answered "he
knew what Armstrong had told him, and what he had
seen-he desired Lazarus net to cry-told her, of he was
gone, he was gone-Lazarus asked Informant and his
Wife to take, and secrete the pick lock key I-they both
refused, and said, they should not be there-upon which
Lazarus and Sanders went away-Informant says, the
two pistols now produced and shewn to him, he has seen
in the possession of Armstrong, in the House in blue
Hart Court-he has also seen the two Women, Lazarus
and Sanders, with Armstrong and the prisoner Abrahams
at the said house-says, that two other pistols, chiefly
crass, which are shecon to him, he has also seen in the
said house in blue hat Court, in the possession of the
prisoner Abrahams-saw the last pair about three
weeks ago-Informant has been at this house in blue
Hart Court above twenty times, and has often seen
the prisoners , Lyon Abrahams< no role > This name instance is in set 1112. , Sanders Alexander< no role > , Sarah
Lazarus
< no role > and Hannah Sanders< no role > , there together Informant
says the reason of his going so frequently to Armstrong's
Apartment was, that he would not trust any body but




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