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William Bevan
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13th. day of January 1786
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before me
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One of his Majestys Justices of the peace in and for the
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said County
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for himself Saith that between the hours of five and six O Clock
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in the Afternoon of Wednesday the Eleventh of January Instant, as he was
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Standing the Corner of
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he saw the prisoner
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James Davis
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a Stant Youth and a man about his own Size standing together hearing a
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Song at the Corner of
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the prisoner and the man going along the Highway and the
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Youth Crossing over
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the other side of the way, That having seen the same three Persons about half
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Past two O Clock the same Afternoon, and Entertaining a suspicion that they
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were upon no Good her Curiosity induced him to watch them. when he saw the
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prisoner and the man pass and repass the Shop of Informant Bevan four time
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That some short time after he saw the prisoner Davis and the man coming towards
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and turned up the said Street. (Informant at that time being
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on the Apposite side of the said Street) and perceiving them Husting something
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between them he Crossed over the way towards them and when he came within
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a few yards of them the man ran away but on his going up to and laying
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hold of the prisoner Davis he dropt the piece of Lead now produced on the
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Ground and on his laying hold of hing he Offered him half a Guinea to let him as saying he might have Children of his Own And the said
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for himself Saith that as he was
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Crossing
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at the time abovementioned he saw Information Lambert
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have hold of the prisoner Davis by the Collar and was Calling out for help
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at which time Informant ran towards them but before he got to them he saw
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the prisoner drop the piece of Lead now produced. That when he come up to
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them he heard the prisoner Davis Offer Informant Lambert
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half a Guinea to let him go
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And the said
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William Bevan
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for himself Saith that about Twenty
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Minutes part five on Wednesday Evening last he Missed the piece of Lead
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now produced and which had been then recently Stolen from his Shop
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in Consequence whereof he set out in order to see and Enquire if he could
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hear any thing of it and when he got to the Corner of
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he
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saw the prisoner in Custody of Informant Lambert and the Lead lying
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on the Ground which he took up and brought to the
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Public Office Shadwell
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Taken and Sworn the day and
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Year first above written before me
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P Greene}
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J Lambert
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Thos Edwards
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