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The Examination of
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charged with felony by
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of the Parish of
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; and taken before me
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William Addington
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one of his MAJESTY'S
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Justices of the Peace
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7th Day of August
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saith that about 9 o'Clock on Sunday Evening the 30th. of
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July last in going from Mr.
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at which time the Street Door was fastened by him, after he came out he turned
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on the right hand side intending to go up
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little Queen Street
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. that he perceived a
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Man or Boy with a large Parcel on his Back, which parcel appeared to be black
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that Examinant came up to said Person, and touched him on the Shoulder or Ann
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and asked him if he made a practice of carrying Bundles on a Sunday; that said
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Man made no Reply but immediately throw down his said Parcel and Ran away
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towards
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, leaving this Examinant in possession of said Parcel,
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that Examinant stood some time in astonishment, but said Man not returning, he
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took said Parcel up, which he found to be a Green Baize Bag that he carried the
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said Bag with its contents to
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his Cousin a
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, whom he told that it was his (this Examinants) own Cloaths and desired
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him to take care of it and that he should call in the morning and then after some conversation
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and Drinking together, he left said
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John Foothead
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that he then returned to said Mr. Plowden
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that his Brother
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Charles Foothead
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let him in and they went to Bed, that at this time it
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which was about 12 o'Clock; that during the time Examinant was undressing himself said
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told him that Mr.
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had lost all his Cloaths that
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Examinant expressed a Surprize at it. but did not mention anything relating to
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his having picked up the parcel, that about 11 o'Clock the next morning he went to
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his said Cousins
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, who was at home, but not know that said bundle
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was not Examinant Own property, that he then Examined the said Parcel (no
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person being present at that time) and found it to contain a Quantity of Linen and
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and wearing apparel now produced, that on Monday last
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he took said Parcel from his said Cousins to Mr. Skates's a
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Chandler shop in
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, at which time it was
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agreed upon between him and his Cousin to Lodge there together, that he this Examinant
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on Friday morning last cut Off the Ends of several Stocks, and otherwise defaced and
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cut off the Marks of some of the Shirts, Examinant also acknowledges that he thought
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that they were Mr.
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's Property, that about one or two o'Clock for
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said Friday last he went to Mr. Dobree's Pawnbroker in
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Oxford Street
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where he
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