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Image 332 of 46610th October 1786


London
to wit}

The Informations of Stephen Crawley< no role > Servant to
William Prowting< no role > of Great Tower Street in the City of London ,
Apothecary and Simon Cook< no role > of Bow Lane in the said City, Porter
taken before one John Boydell< no role > Esquire one of this Majesty's
Justices of the Peace in and for the said City Who being upon
Oath severally say And First the said Stephen Crawley< no role > for
himself saith that yesterday Evening about half past nine o'Clock, as
he was going Home to the House of his said Master, he was accossed
at the Corner of the Mansion House by the Prisoner now under
Examination Sarah Kenney, who asked him to let her walk with
him says he told her he was going Home about his Business
and left her says that he went on, and did not observe the Prisoner
follow him says that at the Corner of Nicholas Lane< no role > the Prisoner
pulled him by the [..] and asked him to give her something to drink
says he told her he had no more Money of his own than two Pence
which he gave her, and pushed her from him says the Prisoner told
him she was sure he had more Money about him, and falt about his
Waistcoat Says that when he gave the Prisoner the two Pence he
took his Hand from his Right Hand Waistcoat Pocket, and is certain
that there was then an half Guinea in Gold six Shillings and six
Pence in Silver in the same says that she quitted him and he
put his Hand into his Pocket and missed his Money Says that his
followed the Prisoner and charg'd her with the Robbury, and she denied it
and walked away from him says he still followed her till he saw
her enter a public House in Walking street, when he again accused her
says that the he procured a Constable and had her searched says
that he saw the six pence now produced taken from the Prisoner, and [..]
he believes [..] that the same was Part of the Money so taken from him as
aforesaid.

And the said Simon Cook< no role > for himself saith
that he searched the Prisoner and found seven Shillings, and the six
pence now produced, in her Pocket.

Taken and sworn at Guildhall
London this 10th October 1786 before me}

John Boydell< no role >

Stephen Crawley< no role >
Simon Cook< no role >




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