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he is chewing your papers that Collins said damme I a'nt and immediately
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took out of his month two Shillings and a half penny that during the time of her
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searching the room
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that she picked up from the floor several pieces of Paper amongst which was a
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promissory note of Five pounds
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a Watchman Sworn says that about twelve oClock on Wednesday
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night last he heard Watch called that he went to the place from whence the noise
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that a Woman opened
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said there was a Robbery committed
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up stairs that he then went up stairs into the room when he asked
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who twas that robbed him that he said twas the two men who are now prisoners and
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whose names are
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Thomas Granger
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his Rattle
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Michael Stack
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a Patrole came to his assistance
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Michael Stack
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Sworn says that on Wednesday night last about twelve oClock he
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heard a rattle that he then went to the place from whence the noise proceeded which
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was at
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Mary
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Luke Murpheys in Cup Lane that when he came to the door he heard
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a Noise up stairs that on his entering the Room
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John Whitehouse
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said that he
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was Robbed and that afterwards he took the Prisoners to the found house
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Sworn says that on Thursday Morning last he went with
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Jacob
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to the house of
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in search of
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Thomas Messenger
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that on searching the room where the robbery was committed he
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found two pieces of Notes that he then went to the round house where he was sent for by
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the prosecutor and that he there searched
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(who had been taken and brought
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there by the Prosecutor) and found on him a Pocket Handkerchief which Handkerchief the Prosecutor
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Swears to be his in which was a Duplicate of a Handkerchief pawned that day for two shillings
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that on going to the Pawn brokers and the Handkerchief being shewn to the Prosecutor he swears
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Daniel Clarke
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Sworn says that he is a Clerk to
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that on Thursday
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last about Nine oClock in the Morning
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Thomas Messenger
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came to his Masters shop and pawned a Handkerchief
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for two Shillings which Handkerchief the Prosecutor swears to be his
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James Beech
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Constable Sworn says that he was Constable of the Night on Wednesday last that between twelve
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and one oClock at night the Prisoners were brought at the round house that the Prosecutor gave charge of them
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and said he was robbed of Seven, five Guinea notes two half Guineas nd some silver on which he had
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them searched and nothing was found on them, that one of the Watchman gave time a five pounds Promissory
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Note which he has now in his possession and which the Prosecutor swears to be his
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Sworn the 21st Jany
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1788 Before
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D Walker
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Mary Murphy
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Michael Slack
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George Meacham
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Danl Clarke
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James Beech
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>
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