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The Informations of
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aforesaid taken before me this 16th.
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day of October 1788
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Who being upon Oath Severally say And first
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for himself says
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that this Evening about eight o'Clock when Persons
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were going up the two Shilling Gallery Stairs of
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Theatre in order to go in at half
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Price he saw a person now present who calls
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himself
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go up said Stairs in
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company with one
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when this
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out to the People going up to take care of their
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Pockets That in a few Minutes he heard a
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say upon the Stairs that his Pocket
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was Picked at which instant said Wakeman came
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rushing down Stairs when this Informant laid
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hold of him and secured him That a Cround then
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gathered round among which was said
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who thrust himself between this
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Informant and said Wakeman and said "Daina
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"You You have no business with him" at
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which instant said Wakeman ran away
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after which this Informant secured said Hubbard
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and further says that previous to said Hubbards
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and Wakemans going up Stairs together he had
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seen them in Company for about an Hour in
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and at other parts of the Theatre
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for himself
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saith that after said Wakeman had been
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rescued from said Bryson he was again
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secured by a Continel and this Informant when
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