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in Green Street opposite to the House of Mrs Lewis
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that on Friday Evening last about Seven oClock
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his Fellow Servant
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Ann Newell
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informed him
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that there had been Thieves in Mrs. Lewiss Houo
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and that the House had been Robbed upon which she
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desired him to acquaint the Servant Maid of Mr
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Lewis who was at Mr. Cockburn the next Door
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the Man then gave this Informant the Key in
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Order to go into the House upon the trying of which
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formed the Door Bolted in the Inside upon which
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he double Locked the Door to keep the peoples&
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immediately three Men Pushed up the parlour Window
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Jumped over the Rails and ran away this Informant
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with others pursued them and one of them was taken
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which is
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Henry Hart
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now present says that a
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Silver Salt & Salt Spoon Silver Table Spoon
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now produced were found by this Informant behind
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the Street Door and says that he verify believes John Maj
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now present is one of the Man who came out of the said House in the
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and this Informant
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James Rhodes
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for himself
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saith that on Friday last about Seven oClock in
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the Eveing. he was in park Street Grosvenor Square
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he heard a Cay of Stop Thief and saw a Man runing
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very fast whom he met & took which proved to be
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Henry Hart
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the person now present
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And this Informant William Blackster for herself
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saith that he Saw a Room in the House of Mrs. Lewis
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in Green Street and says that the four Shirts four
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pair of Drawers four pair of Nankeen Breeches three
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Waistcoat five Handkerchiefs two night Caps & three
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pair of Stockings now produced his property and
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were Stolen in the said House among a Quantity a
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