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The Joint and several Informations of
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who lives in Plow Court No. 13
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Fetter Lane London Who being on Oath severally say And
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First the said
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Francis Joy
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For himself saith, that on
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Sunday Last about Twelve oClock at Noon, he was walking
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and Temple
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Bar, he was tapped on the Shoulder by the other Informant
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Stapleton, who asked him if he had not lost a
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HandkerchiefInformant felt in his Pocket and Found
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a Silk handkerchief, which a little before he had there,
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missingStapleton told Informant he would take him
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to the Persons who had taken his Handkerchief, and
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Informant Saw
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The two Prisoners now under Examination,
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Joseph
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William Hawkins
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turning into Simmonds
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Inn, and Stapleton having told Informant, That those
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were the two Persons, who had stolen his handkerchief,
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Informant and Stapleton Followed themHawkins
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went up a Flight of Stairs and he together with Larcher
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w
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apprehended
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upon looking
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at the silk handkerchief now produced, is satisfied the
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same is his Property, and of the Value of two Shillings
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and upwardsAnd the said
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for himself
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saith, that on Sunday Last about twelve o'Clock, he
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and attempting to pick several PocketsSays, that
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Larcher's hand was near Mr. Joy's Pocket, and he
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saw him his hand closed as though there was something
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in it, and the Prisoner put that behind himSays
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that suspecting Larcher to have taken something out of
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Joy's Pocket he told
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Joy of it, and they went in
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Pursuit of them in the manner before related
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And the said
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For himself saith,
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That he happened to be in Acron Court, and saw
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Larcher throw the Handkerchief now produced into a
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Passage in a Manner to conceal itInformant picked
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up the same and delivered it to the other Informant
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Taken and Sworn at
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London
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27th September 1782 before me}
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