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in a Bag in the Shop
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his Wife to
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the Prosecutor now swears to
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for a Search Warrant
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a
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"LMOBPS45035_n380-2"
>
Edwd. Tredway
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rs
>
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interp
inst
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"given"
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"Edwd"
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inst
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>
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interp
inst
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type
=
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>
<
lb
>
</
lb
>
The
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figure
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>
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figure
>
Sign
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lb
>
</
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of
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Benjn. Rutler
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interp
inst
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interp
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type
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</
interp
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p
>
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div1
>
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