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October 1796

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Robert Miles< no role > of Catherine Wheel Alley White Chappell Weaver
Saith that his Master Mr. Andrewswas Order'd bywho Worked for Mr. Proby
was chosen by the rest of Mr. Pr [..] Men to Carry the Money to the Cutters and that they were Ordered to Pay Six Pence a Man for his Loombs in at the Dolphin
in Cock Lane That Informant did not Carry the Money
But Informant wenttherethere this day three Weeks with
Adam Hasseldon< no role > That Informant was in the Tap Room
about Nine or Ten oClock And a Shor [..] Thick Man Came
in And imediately after him the Soldiers Appeared
That One Soldier was Placed at the Door Post at the
Bar And the Other at the Door post going up Stairs
That Informant Ask'd One of these Soldiers to Let him
Out And he Answer'd no Body can go Out
Thinks that in less than Five Minutes the Firing began
And that the first Fire began from above
That Mr. Andrews had been up Stairs and Delivered the
Money for all the Company And was gone away
And Informant Understood the Cutters who Demanded
the Money were above StairsSaith he cannot tell
what Piece it could be that was first Let off from above
That he did not hear any Orders given to the Soldiers to Fire
That the Gentleman who Informant first Saw Endeavoured
to get Informant Out But One of the Soldiers would
not Let him PassThat there was no Firing after
that That Brig's was in the Box very near the
Bar and when Informant Saw him he was Sitting
Saith he thinks there were several Firings into the
Tap Room before any One was Killed

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