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Crime, Poverty and Social Policy in the Metropolis
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They gave pretty near the same Account as given by the Evidence, viz. That there were four of them set out together, from the
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, about 12 o'Clock at Night, determined to rob any Person they could meet in a proper Place; and the first Person they attacked was a Gentleman near
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; they perceived a short Gentleman coming along, whom they all four immediately stopp'd, commanding him to stand, and deliver his Money and Watch; the Gentleman said he had no Watch, but gave them half a Guinea in Gold, and six or seven Shillings in Silver, and they let him go. After they had robbed this Gentleman, they walked directly down to
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, in Hopes of meeting with more Booty; and the Account they gave of their generally keeping near that Spot was, that as they knew there were several Clubs of Gentlemen at the Taverns, &c. about Fleet-Street, they expected and generally found a Booty from 'em; after they had robb'd the Gentleman as above, and had turn'd back to
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, they perceived a Person (which prov'd to be Mr. Smith the Prosecutor) walking over from the Watch-house towards
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,into which he turn'd, and they after him; and when he had got down the Steps towards Bond's Stables, they seiz'd him by the Collar, presenting their Pistols and pull'd off his Hat, which they held before his Eyes, and then took from him one Shilling, a Steel Tobacco-Box and his Hat, leaving him one of their's in Exchange, and then march'd off, and proceeded up
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, they stopp'd Mr. Jones with their usual Politeness, seizing him by the Collar and covering his Face, they fell to riffling him, and took from him a Watch and some Silver; and thinking his Hat to be better than what they had taken just before from Mr. Smith, they exchang'd with him, leaving him Smith's in its Room, and left him, and did no more Robberies that Night, but went down
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, where they lay till between five and six in the Morning, and then went to a Jew in
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, they peceived a Gentleman going to ring at a Sadler's Door, they immediately seiz'd him and took from him a large Silver Watch, his Gold lac'd Hat, and about 8 or 9 s. and leaving him to get in Doors, proceeded Home and did no more Robberies that Night.
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The Tuesday Night following, coming along
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, they met a short Gentleman, and demanding his Watch and Money, he seem'd to smile and said, surely Gentlemen, you are only playing the Rogue with me, but they told him, no, no, they were playing the true Joke with him, and therefore insisted on his Money, which he gave them, to the Amount of about seventeen Shillings and Six-pence; and from thence they went thro'
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stopp'd a Gentleman and two or three Women, from whom they took a large Watch and some Money, and then went Home.
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The Friday Night following, they again went towards
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, where they attack'd a Gentleman, from whom they took a French Half Crown and some Half-pence; but, the Gentleman making an Outcry of Thieves, &c. they were oblig'd to disperse, and went Home without doing any more Robberies that Night.
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The next Night, they went out with the same Intent, but straying towards the Wells, they got so drunk as not to be able to stand themselves, much less to order others to stand; so that they went Home that Night without farther Mischief.
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