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<p n="1857"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo1147">Middlesex</rs>
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to wit</note>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n1857-1">John Bellingham</rs>
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of<lb></lb>
No 36 Craven Street Strand and of the Kingdom<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo1148">Ireland</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n1857-2">Patrick Mc Manus</rs>
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<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo1149">Bow Street</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo1150">Covent Garden</rs>
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<lb></lb>
taken before me this 2nd day of December<lb></lb>
1788.</p>
<p n="1858">Who being upon Oath severally say, and first the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n1858-1">John Bellingham</rs>
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for himself says, that about a Quarter past 5 o'Clock<lb></lb>
this Evening, as he was standing in the Croud in the Pit passage<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo1151">Drury Lane</rs>
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theatre intending when the Door was open to go<lb></lb>
into the same, he perceived <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n1858-2">James Dawes</rs>
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now present close to him<lb></lb>
on his night hand, and another man close to him on his left, wth<lb></lb>
of whom pressed him exceedingly hard, at which instant he perceived<lb></lb>
a person hand at his Job, where his Gold watch was and another<lb></lb>
person hand at his left hand Breeches pocket, in which was<lb></lb>
contained about Twenty three Guineas, in a purse -- That Informant<lb></lb>
endeavoured to put his Hands down, in Order to secure his<lb></lb>
said properly, but being so pressed by the said two persons<lb></lb>
he was rendered Sneapable, that in a few seconds the said<lb></lb>
two persons, left him when he instantly discovered, his<lb></lb>
Gold Watch, Gold Chain, two Gold Seals, and his said Money<lb></lb>
gone, and cried out, that he had been robbed, at which<lb></lb>
instant <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n1858-3">Patrick Mc Manus</rs>
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, now present came to his<lb></lb>
Assistance and further says that he verily believes that said Dawes, feloniously<lb></lb>
Mole his said Watch Chain, and Seals, And the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n1858-4">Patrick<lb></lb>
Mc Maners</rs>
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for himself says, that he was standing at about<lb></lb>
the Distance of a Yard or two from the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n1858-5">John Billingham</rs>
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<lb></lb>
at this time and upon, the said Billingham's calling out that he was robbed, he pushed forward and<lb></lb>
seized the said Dawes, who stood on his right and one<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n1858-6">arthur Connolly</rs>
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, who stood on his left - that said Connolly<lb></lb>
struggled very hard to get away, when Informant called<lb></lb>
out for some person to secure him, whilst he held said<lb></lb>
Dawes - and accordingly left said Connolly in the Care of a <lb></lb>
tall</p>
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