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<p n="1869">The Information of Ann the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15091_occ625">Wife</rs>
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of George<lb></lb>
Boucher of the Glaziers Arme Water Lane <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15091_geo1442">Black Fryers</rs>
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<del>Fleet Str.</del>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15091_geo1443">London</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15091_occ626">Victualler</rs>
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taken this <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15091_date95">5th. Day of August<lb></lb>
1780</rs>
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<p n="1870">This Informant on her Oath Saith that about Nine<lb></lb>
o Clock this Morning as She Deponent was then Sitting at<lb></lb>
the Sap Room Window the Sash afsd. Window having been thre<obscured></obscured>
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up or open she Dept. saw Abraham Dunford Wm. Newton<obscured></obscured>
under Exaicon go into No. 21 an Empty House opposite to Deponents And that abt to<obscured></obscured>
and<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
afterwards he heard the Cry of Murder repeated two or three<lb></lb>
Times issuing as Deponent then conceiv'd from said Empty House<lb></lb>
No. 21 directly opposite to Deponents sd. Dwelling house in<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15091_geo1444">Water Lane</rs>
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aforesd. & wch house had been unoccupy'd about<lb></lb>
3 Months, That immediately or soon after hearing said Cry<lb></lb>
of Murder she Informant heard the Noise of a Person as<lb></lb>
if groaning and in great Distress, & wch she thought proceeded<lb></lb>
from sd. house No. 21 & which greatly alarm'd & terrifyd Dept.<lb></lb>
who thereupon Step out of her House over the Way & looking<lb></lb>
thro' the they Stote of the Front Door No. 21. she discovered the<lb></lb>
Persons of three men, One of wch the Talles 2 of the sd 3 Persons<lb></lb>
appea'd to Dept. he have or hold with his right hand one of<lb></lb>
the other two Persons by the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15091_occ627">Collar of his Coat</rs>
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& wch Poor so Seiz'd<lb></lb>
was then groaning in like manner as Depont. had just before heard<lb></lb>
& described That Dept. being much agitable & of righted at<lb></lb>
what she had heard & soon she immediately ran to the Parlour<lb></lb>
Window on the Ground floor & throwing ye same up The first Thing<lb></lb>
that presented to Depts. View was Wm. Newton Come of the two<lb></lb>
Prisoners now under Exaicon who had seized ye said other<lb></lb>
3d. Person whose name appears to<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15091_n1870-1">James Watts</rs>
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a Clk belonging<lb></lb>
to Messrs. Wright & Gray Bankers in Lombard St. That the other<lb></lb>
Deponant upon now looking at the<del>ye</del>
other Prisoners <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15091_n1870-2">Abraham Danford</rs>
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<del>say</del>
Positively on her Oath says he is the very Man whom she<lb></lb>
saw hold in & y sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15091_n1870-3">James Watts</rs>
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by his Collar thro the Key hole of<lb></lb>
Parish at Door. That y sd. two Prisons having as above Seizd<lb></lb>
ys <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15091_n1870-4">James Watts</rs>
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he being one of the <obscured></obscured>
calld Quakers & who from<lb></lb>
certain Scruptes of Conscience refused to be examin'd upon Oath<lb></lb>
And having well might accomplish'd their Do seeming Intent to<lb></lb>
rob him<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
of his Pocket Book they being in the Act of</p>
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