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The information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n1934-1">Richard Smith</rs>
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at No. 4 <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo1201">Wentworth<lb></lb>
Street</rs>
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Whitechaples <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45034_occ414">Cordwainer</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n1934-2">Solomon Moses</rs>
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No. 6<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo1202">George Street</rs>
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Spitalfield dealer in old Cloaths and Willm<lb></lb>
Moody of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo1203">Wentworth Street</rs>
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taken<lb></lb>
This 27th: day of Octr 1788 Before us Two of High Majesties Justices of the<lb></lb>
peace in and for the seed County who being on Oath say And first the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n1934-3">Richard Smith</rs>
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on his Oath saith on Saturday last between<lb></lb>
the hours of one and Two as he was in the Last Room of the said Wm<lb></lb>
Moody he was robbed of Three Shillings in Silver taken out of his<lb></lb>
<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
waistcoat pocket by the person present who saith his name<lb></lb>
is <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n1934-4">John Nichols</rs>
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Whilst the person present who saith his name is<lb></lb>
Francis Midhup held him <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n1934-5">Solomon Moses</rs>
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on his Oath saith on<lb></lb>
Saturday last between the hours of Twelve and One <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n1934-6">Richard Smith</rs>
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<lb></lb>
came into the house of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n1934-7">William Moody</rs>
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and had some liquor at the<lb></lb>
Table where were The Two Prisoners <gap reason="illegible"></gap>
That they all Three<lb></lb>
had Gin to drink which Smith paid for - Says Francis Midkeep<lb></lb>
instantly jumped up seized <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n1934-8">Richard Smith</rs>
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by the Collar and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n1934-9">John<lb></lb>
Nichols</rs>
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took some Silver out of his pocket more than Two Shillings <lb></lb>
he is certain when <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n1934-10">Richard Smith</rs>
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called out he was done again <lb></lb>
of his money out of his Pocket, That <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n1934-11">William Moody</rs>
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came from the<lb></lb>
Bar into the Sap room seeing Smith in Liquor bid him go home<lb></lb>
which he did - as did the two Prisoner who returned in about <gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Ten Minutes. he this informant told them they had done<lb></lb>
a bad Act They threatned him - And that Moody on hearing <lb></lb>
they had robbed Smith said if he this Informant would Swear<lb></lb>
to the Smith he would go with him to a Justice and have them<lb></lb>
secured - <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n1934-12">William Moody</rs>
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on his oath saith on Saturday last about<lb></lb>
the hour of one he heard a Noise went into the tap Room when <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n1934-13">Richard<lb></lb>
Smith</rs>
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told him the Two men he had been drinking with had Robbed him<lb></lb>
of three Shillings and six pence and some Coppers That Smith being<lb></lb>
in liquor and no person corrobarating what he said he desired him to go<lb></lb>
which <gap reason="illegible"></gap>
he did as well as the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n1934-14">John Nichols</rs>
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and Francis Mid hap<lb></lb>
who went out first he cannot say - That <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n1934-15">John Nichols</rs>
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and Francis Midhap <lb></lb>
returned in about ten minutes - Says Smith came in at the fore door<lb></lb>
near the same time - When he offered a Reward Fenny person who was<lb></lb>
present at the time would inform him of the Robbery When <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n1934-16">Solomon Moses</rs>
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offered to<lb></lb>
go and make oath of the Fact</p>
<p n="1935">Taken and Sworn<lb></lb>
The 27th: day of Oct 1788<lb></lb>
Before us<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n1935-1">John Staples</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n1935-2">Saml Hawkins</rs>
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<p n="1936">his<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n1936-1">Richard<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Smith</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Mark</p>
<p n="1937"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n1937-1">Solomon Meser<lb></lb>
W. Moody</rs>
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