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Pawnbroker in
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Wild Street
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after which they
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divided the Money
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That they agreed to meet
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the next Evening at seven o'Clock at
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the Black
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in
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Drury Lane
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That this Informant then
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left them and met them at the Black Dog
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agreably to the appointment where they staid
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a little time and agreed to go on the Road on
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the next (Monday) Night and appointed to
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meet at
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the Scott Arms
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in
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in
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the
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Strand
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That about four o'Clock the said Lawson
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called upon this Informant at his Lodgings
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No. 1
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Bennells Court
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the Strand
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and that they went
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together to
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the Scott Arms
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whose they met said
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Cousins when they immediately set off together
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This Informant and Cousins aimed with Cut lasses
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and the said Lawson with a Pistol That they
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went through
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Hammersmith
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and walked
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along the
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Bye Road
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till they got to
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Acton
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That a little way on the other side Acton they
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attempted to Stop a Gentleman on Houseback
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who got away from them That they then
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Crossed some Fields into another Road where
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they stopt a Gentleman on House back from
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whom they took seven Half Crowns
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one
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Shilling and
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two Sixpence and that said
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Cousins took from said Gentleman are a Watch
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at which time this Informant thought it had
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been a Silver are (but the next Day said
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Cousins produced a Metal watch and said it
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was the same he took form the Gentleman
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