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The several Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45035_n459-1">John Whitehouse</rs>
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, George<lb></lb>
Meechum, <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45035_n459-2">Mary Murphy</rs>
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, John Mc. Ginnis, <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45035_n459-3">Michael Stack</rs>
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,<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45035_n459-4">Daniel Clarke</rs>
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taken the twenty first day of<lb></lb>
January 1788</p>
<p n="460">Who Upon their Oaths severally say and first the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45035_n460-1">John Whitehouse</rs>
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for himself<lb></lb>
saith that on Wednesday night last about twelve o'Clock he met a Girl who calls herself<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45035_n460-2">Lydia Jones</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45035_geo330">Cross Lane</rs>
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that she asked him to go home with her which he did that<lb></lb>
soon after they were in the Room she stamped her foot and immediately two men who calls<lb></lb>
themselves <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45035_n460-3">Thomas Collins</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45035_n460-4">Thomas Granger</rs>
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came into the Room and seized hold of<lb></lb>
him that collins pulled out of his Breeches Pocket some Papers, amongst which were<lb></lb>
Seven, five Guinea Bankers Notes and threw them on the floor when a man<lb></lb>
who calls him self <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45035_n460-5">Thomas Messenger</rs>
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Rushed into the Room picked them up and Ran off with<lb></lb>
them that he seized hold of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45035_n460-6">Thomas Collins</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45035_n460-7">Thomas Granger</rs>
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when a Girl whose<lb></lb>
names is <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45035_n460-8">Elizabeth Smith</rs>
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came and hicked him several times, that <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45035_n460-9">Lydia Jones</rs>
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laid<lb></lb>
hold of his Hankerchief and took it from his neck that <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45035_n460-10">Thomas Collins</rs>
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put his hand<lb></lb>
in the Deponents pocket and took out two half Guineas and about six shillings, that<lb></lb>
afterwards <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45035_n460-11">Thomas Collins</rs>
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got from him and Ran down stairs that a persons then below<lb></lb>
stairs called Watch when collins Returned into the Room and hid himself in the Closet<lb></lb>
that the Watchman then came into the Room and or searching about, the said Collins<lb></lb>
was found in a Closet in the Room and on searching him ther Was found in his<lb></lb>
Months two Shillings and a halfpenny that then the above named <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45035_n460-12">Thomas Collins</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45035_n460-13">Thomas Granger</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45035_n460-14">Lydia Jones</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45035_n460-15">Elizabeth Smith</rs>
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were by the Watchmen and Patrols<lb></lb>
taken to the Watch<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
House; That on Thursday afternoon about three o Clock he went to the<lb></lb>
House where he was Robbed in search of the man who the preceeding night had ran<lb></lb>
off with the Papers, that the had not been there above a minute when the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45035_n460-16">Thomas Messenger</rs>
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<lb></lb>
came in that the immediately laid hold of him and put him<del>to</del>
in the Watch<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
House and<lb></lb>
sent for a Constable that on searching him there was found a Pocket Handkerchief which<lb></lb>
he swears to be is that in the said Handkerchief amongst some other Duplicates was<lb></lb>
one of Handkerchief pawned that day which Handkerchief on seeing at the Pawn brokers<lb></lb>
he swears to be the same as was, taken off is neck the preceeding night</p>
<p n="461"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45035_n461-1">Mary Murphy</rs>
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Sworn says that she is the Wife of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45035_n461-2">Luke Murphy</rs>
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and Landlady of the House where the above<lb></lb>
Robbery was committed that about twelve o Clock on Wednesday night last she was sitting<lb></lb>
below stairs with the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45035_n461-3">Thomas Messenger</rs>
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when the above mentioned <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45035_n461-4">Thomas<lb></lb>
Granger</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45035_n461-5">Lydia Jones</rs>
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came down stairs that Granger said to her shut the<lb></lb>
Street door which she did and called the Watch that on going up stairs she saw the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45035_n461-6">John Whitehouse</rs>
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in great flustler and screaming very much that he said<lb></lb>
he had lost to the amount of £50 that she then went to the Window and called<lb></lb>
the Watch that a Watchman came up stairs<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
that an<lb></lb>
searching Round the Room the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45035_n461-7">Thomas Collins</rs>
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was found in the Closet lying<lb></lb>
down under come old Baskets that she pulled him out and and said to <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45035_n461-8">John Whitehouse</rs>
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