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Informant went home directly, and laid the great Coat
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down-a Man named Croombes, and his Wife, came in
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and had two pots of beer-wehn the same was near out,
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Informant thought Armstrong staid long-it then rained
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he said, he would button the great Coat about his Should a
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and go, and see gor him he went, and met a boy between
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old Broad Street and Felee's Yard-he asked what the
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Tumult in Winchester Street was-the boy told him there
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was a Man stet, who had attempted to break into a house
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and that he was a shocking sight-the boy also told
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Informant, they had taken some gold (cash) two pistobs
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and a ring our of his pocket also some pick lock keys-he
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(Informant) immediately went home with the great Coat
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under his Arm, told the two Men, Waterson and Thompson
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there was a Man shot in Winchester Street, and he believ'd
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it was Armstrong-whereupon they went out, and saw his
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Corpsd in the Church Yard-whilst the two Men were
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gone the two women prisoners Lazarus and Sanders came
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crying to Informant's Apartment-Sanders said "my
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Lipe was at there," to which Informant answered "he
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knew what Armstrong had told him, and what he had
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seen-he desired Lazarus net to cry-told her, of he was
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gone, he was gone-Lazarus asked Informant and his
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Wife to take, and secrete the pick lock key I-they both
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refused, and said, they should not be there-upon which
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Lazarus and Sanders went away-Informant says, the
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two pistols now produced and shewn to him, he has seen
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in the possession of Armstrong, in the House in blue
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Hart Court-he has also seen the two Women, Lazarus
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and Sanders, with Armstrong and the prisoner Abrahams
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at the said house-says, that two other pistols, chiefly
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crass, which are shecon to him, he has also seen in the
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said house in blue hat Court, in the possession of the
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prisoner Abrahams-saw the last pair about three
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weeks ago-Informant has been at this house in blue
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Hart Court above twenty times, and has often seen
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Sanders Alexander
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Sarah
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Hannah Sanders
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, there together Informant
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says the reason of his going so frequently to Armstrong's
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Apartment was, that he would not trust any body but
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