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The Joint and several Informations of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n610-1">Francis Joy</rs>
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of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo558">Founders Court, Lothbury</rs>
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, London, Agent to Salesmen, <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n610-2">John<lb></lb>
Stapleton</rs>
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of Fleur De Luce Court, <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo559">Fleet Street</rs>
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, London, <rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15093_occ260">Carpenter</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n610-3">Charles John Stevenson</rs>
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who lives in Plow Court No. 13<lb></lb>
Fetter Lane London Who being on Oath severally say And<lb></lb>
First the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n610-4">Francis Joy</rs>
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For himself saith, that on<lb></lb>
Sunday Last about Twelve oClock at Noon, he was walking<lb></lb>
along <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo560">Fleet Street</rs>
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, and between <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo561">Chancery Lane</rs>
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and Temple<lb></lb>
Bar, he was tapped on the Shoulder by the other Informant<lb></lb>
Stapleton, who asked him if he had not lost a<lb></lb>
HandkerchiefInformant felt in his Pocket and Found<lb></lb>
a Silk handkerchief, which a little before he had there,<lb></lb>
missingStapleton told Informant he would take him<lb></lb>
to the Persons who had taken his Handkerchief, and<lb></lb>
they both proceeded up <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo562">Chancery Lane</rs>
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Informant Saw<lb></lb>
The two Prisoners now under Examination, <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n610-6">Joseph<lb></lb>
Larcher</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n610-7">William Hawkins</rs>
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turning into Simmonds<lb></lb>
Inn, and Stapleton having told Informant, That those<lb></lb>
were the two Persons, who had stolen his handkerchief,<lb></lb>
Informant and Stapleton Followed themHawkins<lb></lb>
went up a Flight of Stairs and he together with Larcher<lb></lb>
w<obscured></obscured>
apprehended<obscured></obscured>
upon looking<lb></lb>
at the silk handkerchief now produced, is satisfied the<lb></lb>
same is his Property, and of the Value of two Shillings<lb></lb>
and upwardsAnd the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n610-8">John Stapleton</rs>
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for himself<lb></lb>
saith, that on Sunday Last about twelve o'Clock, he<lb></lb>
perceived the two Prisoner's witering in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo563">Fleet Street</rs>
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and attempting to pick several PocketsSays, that<lb></lb>
Larcher's hand was near Mr. Joy's Pocket, and he<lb></lb>
saw him his hand closed as though there was something<lb></lb>
in it, and the Prisoner put that behind himSays<lb></lb>
that suspecting Larcher to have taken something out of<lb></lb>
Joy's Pocket he told<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Joy of it, and they went in<lb></lb>
Pursuit of them in the manner before related<lb></lb>
And the said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n610-9">Charles John Stevenson</rs>
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For himself saith,<lb></lb>
That he happened to be in Acron Court, and saw<lb></lb>
Larcher throw the Handkerchief now produced into a<lb></lb>
Passage in a Manner to conceal itInformant picked<lb></lb>
up the same and delivered it to the other Informant</p>
<p n="611">Taken and Sworn at <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15093_geo564">Guildhall</rs>
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London<lb></lb>
27th September 1782 before me}<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n611-1">Hen. Kitchin</rs>
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<p n="612"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n612-1">Frans Joye</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n612-2">John Stapelton</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15093_n612-3">Charles John Stephenson</rs>
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