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<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n443-1">George Wapshott</rs>
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Tredway</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n443-3">Thomas Johnson</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n443-4">William Thurston</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n443-5">William Cocker</rs>
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taken the <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45037_date89">27th. Day of<lb></lb>
December 1788</rs>
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<p n="444">Who upon their Several Oaths Say and frist the Sd.<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n444-1">George Wapshott</rs>
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for himself Saith that the <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45037_occ152">Prisoner</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n444-2">Catharine Thompson</rs>
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came to live with him as a <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45037_occ153">Servant</rs>
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<lb></lb>
sometime in November & lived with him about a<lb></lb>
Fortnight thar appearing to be intoxicated in Liquor<lb></lb>
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thought it most prudent to part from her that since<lb></lb>
the Prisoner left his Service his <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45037_occ154">Neighbour</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n444-3">John Stone</rs>
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<lb></lb>
a <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45037_occ155">Grocer</rs>
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lost a Canister<del>of</del>
Tea with Some in it & being informed by one<lb></lb>
of his Sons that the <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45037_occ156">Prisoner</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n444-4">Catherine Thompson</rs>
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had<lb></lb>
Stole it he the sd. Stone went to <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n444-5">Thomas Johnson</rs>
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's a<lb></lb>
Pawnbroker in Short Gardens to inquire after such<lb></lb>
Canister & when he returned from the Pawnbroker he<lb></lb>
came to sd. Wapshott & told him that he had Seen at the<lb></lb>
Pawnbroker Some Articles which he apprehended<lb></lb>
was his Property in Consequence of which he & sd.<lb></lb>
Stone went to the Pawnbroker & inquired whether<lb></lb>
he had got a Sett of Fire Jams wch. the Pawnbroker<lb></lb>
had taken in & produced the same and which the<lb></lb>
Sd. Wapshott Says are his Property</p>
<p n="445"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n445-1">Edward Tredway</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45037_occ157">Constable</rs>
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for himself Saith that<lb></lb>
on Monday the 22d. of December Instant a bout seven<lb></lb>
o Clock in the<obscured></obscured>
he was Sent for by Mr. Wapshott<lb></lb>
to take the <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45037_occ158">Prisoner</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n445-2">Catharine Thompson</rs>
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into Custody<lb></lb>
on Suspicion of having robbed him diverse Articles<lb></lb>
of</p>
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