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<p n="1397">The Voluntary Examination and Confession of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n1397-1">William Renwick</rs>
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<p n="1398"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n1398-1">William Renwick</rs>
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Confesses and says he with <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n1398-2">George<lb></lb>
Beach</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n1398-3">John Brown</rs>
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having met in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo1334">Mile End<lb></lb>
Road</rs>
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between the Hours of Nine and Ten last night<lb></lb>
who asked him to go with them That they went to<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo1335">the Barley Mow</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo1336">Ratcliff Highway</rs>
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and from thence<lb></lb>
along the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo1337">New Road</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo1338">St. Georges</rs>
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where they met<lb></lb>
with the Gentleman present who says his Name is<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n1398-4">John Gutteridge</rs>
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and a Little Boy who then Stopt and robbed-That his<lb></lb>
Companions told him they had taken only half<lb></lb>
pence from the Gentleman says he had only a knife<lb></lb>
but his Companions had each of them a Cutlass<lb></lb>
Further says The said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n1398-5">George Beach</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n1398-6">John Brown</rs>
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<lb></lb>
soon after stopped a man and a Woman in the<lb></lb>
said Road very near where <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n1398-7">John Gutteridge</rs>
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<lb></lb>
was robbed The said Man and Woman calling<lb></lb>
out Murder They all run away a little distance<lb></lb>
then walked towards the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo1339">Royal Oak</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo1340">White chapel</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Road side near to where he and Beach was taken<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n1398-8">John Brown</rs>
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making his Escape</p>
<p n="1399">his<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n1399-1">William<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Renwick</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Mark</p>
<p n="1400">Taken and Signed<lb></lb>
the 18th day of June 1787<lb></lb>
Before me<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n1400-1">John Staples</rs>
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<p n="1401">Sworn and admitted Evidence<lb></lb>
Before me this <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45032_date226">21st June 1787</rs>
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<p n="1402"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n1402-1">John Staples</rs>
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