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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1549-1">John William Jones</rs>
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who lives with his Father<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1549-2">Thomas Jones</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo1634">St. George Middlesex</rs>
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<lb></lb>
taken this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45031_date264">26th. day of May 1786</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Who being on Oath says This Morning between the Hours of Two and Three as<lb></lb>
he was going from the said Highway to <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo1635">New Gravel Lane</rs>
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in passing<lb></lb>
through <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo1637">Elbow Lane</rs>
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he was attached by the Prisoner present<lb></lb>
who says his Name is <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1549-3">Thomas Stone</rs>
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by seizing him by the Waist and<lb></lb>
asking what Business he had there says he endeavouring to make him<lb></lb>
lose his hold. he knocked him down took his Hat from his head and<lb></lb>
run away with it That this Informant called out Watch but no<lb></lb>
Person came to his Assistance-The said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1549-4">Thomas Stone</rs>
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returned and<lb></lb>
again knocked him down and Kicked him-That continuing to call out<lb></lb>
for help he left him having in the Scuffee dropt the<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
hat he had taken which he<lb></lb>
kicked before him-but by pursuing and calling out watch he left the said hat<lb></lb>
behind him-That his calling Watch Three Watchman came to his Assistance<lb></lb>
he saw<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
him go into the House of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1549-5">Mary Mathews</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo1639">Elbow Lane</rs>
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aforesaid<lb></lb>
and was present at the Apprehending of the said Thomas Says in a Necessary next Door to the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1549-6">Mary Mathews</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1549-7">William Dennet</rs>
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at <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo1640">No. 2</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo1641">West Gardens</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45031_occ659">Watchman</rs>
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Says this Morning<lb></lb>
as he was beating the Time of half past Two o Clock then being near <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo1643">Elbow Lane</rs>
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he heard the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1549-8">John William<lb></lb>
Jones</rs>
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calling out Stop him That <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1549-9">John Orange</rs>
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came to their Assistance and by<lb></lb>
the Direction of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1549-10">John William Jones</rs>
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they went to the said house and demanded<lb></lb>
entrance which was refused but The said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1549-11">John Orange</rs>
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Threataing to treat Open<lb></lb>
the Door it was Opened That they went into the Back Yard of said house and found<lb></lb>
that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1549-12">Thomas Stone</rs>
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had got over the pails of the said Yard into another Yard<lb></lb>
Bedining where they found him in the Necessary<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1549-13">John Orange</rs>
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Says this Morning as he was inted in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo1644">Elbow Lane</rs>
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between the Hours of Two and Three he<lb></lb>
heard the alarm of Watch and Stop thief that he got up and when he got into the<lb></lb>
Lane he saw <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1549-14">John William Jones</rs>
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, William Dennit and Two other Watchmen<lb></lb>
at the Door of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1549-15">Mary Mathews</rs>
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That said Jones told him he had been<lb></lb>
robbed and that the man had men into that house The Watchman telling him<lb></lb>
they refused to open the Door he called to them when they opened it Says he<lb></lb>
<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
went into the Yard and Observing the Door of the Necessary in the next Yard to move<lb></lb>
he and the said Jones got Over and there found <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1549-16">Thomas Stone</rs>
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who the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1549-17">John William Jones</rs>
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charged<lb></lb>
with robbing him of his hat</p>
<p n="1550">Sworn<lb></lb>
The 26th day of May 1786<lb></lb>
Before me<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1550-1">John Staples</rs>
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<lb></lb>
his<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1551-42">William<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Dennit</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Mark<lb></lb>
his<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n1551-2">John<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Orange</rs>
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Mark</p>
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