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The Information of Andrew William Lodger at
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Harry Smiths No 5 Meeting house Court Farmer Street
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aforesaid Victualler. Taken this fifteenth day of June
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1789 before me one of his Majestys
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and for the said County.
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Who being on their Oaths severally say and first the said
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for himself Saith that about Eight O Clock in the
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Forenoon of Saturday last he was in the Tap Room of Informant
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Westbrooks House at which time the prisoner now present who calls
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John Timmings
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came in and called for a Pint of Beer
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and delivered
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to him, Saith that in about half an hour after the Same Boy came
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to Informant and told him he thought said Timmings had something
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about him which did not belong to him. whereupon Informant watched
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him and Observing him go to the necessary followed him there and
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upon searching him found the pint pot now produced in the
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and the Quart pot produced he saw the said Timmings take out of
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his Jacket Pocket and attempted to throw down the necessary but
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was prevented from sodoing by Informant who secured him and
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the Pots abovementionedAnd the said
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for himself Saith that the Quart and Pint pot abovementioned and
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now produced are his property and are of the value of Two Shillings and that he Suspects the same were
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Stolen by said Timmings as he has lately lost a great many wts
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Taken and Sworn the day and
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Year first above written before me}
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Andrew Willimson
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The said
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being asked what he had to say in
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his Defence declares he found the
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Pots in the Necessary of Mr.
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but that he never meddle'd with them and that
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he worked for Mr Surker of
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about two years ago
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her
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Taken Signed and declared to be the
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Truth this 15th. day of June 1789 before
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