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<p n="712"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45037_geo636">Westmr</rs>
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to Wit</note>
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The Information of Mr <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n712-1">John Christie</rs>
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taken before me<lb></lb>
this 22 day of Janry 1789 (prosecutor) & Mr <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n712-2">Thos: Brown</rs>
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& <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n712-3">Joseph<lb></lb>
Percivall</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45037_occ298">Constable</rs>
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(Evidence) (all on Oath)</p>
<p n="713">Ten Minutes <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n713-1">John Christie</rs>
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says that last Saturday <lb></lb>
Night about<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
after Nine he went from <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45037_geo637">Charing Cross</rs>
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to<lb></lb>
towards his House in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45037_geo638">peter Street in the Parish of St Johns </rs>
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Ye<lb></lb>
near the Ewd of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45037_geo639">Peter Street</rs>
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he was Knoched down in the<lb></lb>
Street by a Blow at the Back part of his Head which<lb></lb>
Hurried him for about a Minute that upon getting up the Men<lb></lb>
now present yt calls himself James Suitor laid hold of this<lb></lb>
Infort Hand to help him up saying you have had a Bad<lb></lb>
fall yt this Infort answerd he had & not seeing any person<lb></lb>
near him was afraid (not Knowing then yt He had been Robbed<lb></lb>
therefore ask the sd <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n713-4">James Suitor</rs>
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the Way to <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45037_geo640">No 11 Peter St</rs>
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where this Infort said he lived that sd James Suitor went<lb></lb>
a few Yards & Shawed this Infort. the Way then left him after<lb></lb>
the sd James Suitor was gone almost Instantly this Infort<lb></lb>
found he was Robbd off a Mottle Watch Engravd, a Steel Chain<lb></lb>
and Key, a Gold, Pump Seal, lypher J.C Masons arms, reverse<lb></lb>
a half Crawn, Piece and a Mourning Ring on his left hand<lb></lb>
little Finger all which this Infort is sure he had in his Posses<lb></lb>
ion the Time he was knocked down that He was sober at<lb></lb>
the Time that before he this Infort was knocked down there<lb></lb>
was no person near him that he saw, nor afterwards exept <lb></lb>
tings the said James Suitor that he this Infort is perfect in<lb></lb>
this recollection as to the person & Features of the said<lb></lb>
James Suitor that he was dress'd in Regimentall Waistcoat<lb></lb>
Breeches White with a Brownish Coat Coose and round Hat that to<lb></lb>
the best of this Infort recollection he thinks he felt the Ring<lb></lb>
took of his Finger he sd James suitor when he lifted that In<lb></lb>
formant up having hold of his Hand further this Infort says<lb></lb>
that ye King now produced is the very same Ring he had<lb></lb>
on the Little Finger of His left harrd the time he was<lb></lb>
Knocked down having receiv'd it on acct of a Deceasd<obscured></obscured>
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of the Name of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n713-3">James Baster</rs>
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aged 54 who Died the begin-<lb></lb>
ning of last Novr.</p>
<p n="714"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n714-1">John Christie</rs>
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<p n="715"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n715-1">Thos Brown</rs>
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for himself says<lb></lb>
that past Saturday night<del>that last Saturday Night</del>
about Ele-<lb></lb>
ven O Clock the Woman now present that calls herself<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n715-2">Elizabeth Williams</rs>
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came to his House <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45037_geo641">Strutton Ground</rs>
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the Ring now produced pledge for five Shillings ye upon being asked by this Infort where<lb></lb>
she got the sd Ring answerd that James Suitor gave it<lb></lb>
her ye this Infort asked her Name and where she lived ye tham<lb></lb>
sword her Name was Cornwall and yt she livd at No 3 Duck Yard<lb></lb>
yt this Inform upon enquiry finds sd Woman does not live there</p>
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