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September 1767

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The Information of Sarah Carr< no role > taken before
me this 12th.. day of Sepr.. 1767

Who being upon Oath says that She know George Strutt< no role > . [..]
and Joseph Harvey< no role > now in Custody, and Robert Johnson< no role > , Richard Bitters< no role > and
Margaret Fletcher< no role > not yet taken who are all Common Thieves and
House breakers, and that one Abraham Terrachina< no role > a Jew also now
in Custody is their Receiver, Says that about three Months since the said
Strutt Stole from Hackney (as he said) five Fowl [..] one Goose and two
Rabetts, for that She met him with them in Old Street Road ; says that
about a fortnight since She this Informt. the said Joseph Harvey< no role > and
Richard Bitters< no role > met in the Evening at the aforesaid Terrachina's house
and in the night went from thence to Mile end and seeing a two pair
of Stairs Room Window open they Judged no body was in the house
and therefore agreed to break into the house that they first went
into the wash House and [..] her to weit there til they
brought the Kings to her, says the accordingly did weit there
that said Harvey and said Bitters from the said Wash House
got into the House, and presently brought to her a Looking
Glass, then Box of Hatts, next another box with Law Ribbons, Caps
Aprons and Handkerchief for that it appeared to be a Milliner's
Shop [..] then a China Bowl and some Cups and Sauers, says as
soon as they had packed up these Goods they carried them to the aforesaid
Terrachina's house where they got with then about Six o clock
in the Morning that Terrachina got out of Bed to let her in for the
did not get there so soon as the Men having the Basket of China
to carry, that Terrachina and his wife looked over the Things and
after Breakfast bought them for two Guineas well knowing
them to be Stolen for that Bitter and Harvey told him the whole affair as
to the manner in which they got them, says that several hights
afterwards the same week she went with the said Better and Harvey
near White Chapel Turnpike where they got over walls & Stole
a Copper Sten Pan and two Copper Sauce Pans, two Copper
Potts and other such like Goods, and that another




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