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ordered part of which he drank that he called for a Pipe of
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Tobacco sat himself down upon a Chair an went to sleep that when
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he awakened he found himself lying upon the Bed but cannot till how he came there that he
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led
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him down Stairs and he beleives Mrs. Price the Lanlady
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of the House conducted him to the Door
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for himself saith that he is one of the
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Watchmen belonging to the
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& Watches at the Top of
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that on Friday the Ninth Day of October Instant
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about three o Clock in the Morning
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James Valentine
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his Box & two more Watchmen along with him & said
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Watchman some along with me I have been robbed of nine
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Guineas & an half and my Watch that they went together
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to the House of Mr. Price &
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knocked at the Door Wch. was Immediately opened he then
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told the other two Watchmen to stand close at the Door & he
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went along with Mr. Valentine up Stairs that they went
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up three pair of Stairs into a back Garrett when they came
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Elizabeth
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being gone into Bed to another Woman in the front
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Garrett Mr. Valentine then said Watchman dout be in too great
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a Hurry let us search the Bed Perhaps my Money may be
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on the Bed that they pulled all the Cloaths of such Bed but
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found only one Halfpenny & two small Peices of paper that
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they then went into the front Garrett when Mr. Valentine went
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to the Bed Side & putting his Hand to wds. the Prisoner Elizth.
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Carpenter said Watchman that is the Woman who was
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