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<p n="8">The severall Informations of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50486_n8-1">John Warford</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50486_n8-2">Thomas Vann</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50486_n8-3">Archibald<lb></lb>
Crawford</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50486_n8-4">Edward Lowther</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50486_n8-5">Samuel Chapman</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50486_n8-6">James Cartwright</rs>
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& <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50486_n8-7">Edward<lb></lb>
Ashurst</rs>
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taken & acknowledged on behalf of our Sovereign Lord the King touching<lb></lb>
the Death of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50486_n8-8">Richard Mathews</rs>
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at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50486_geo3">Sign of the Pewter Platter</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50486_geo4">Cross Street</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50486_geo5">Hatton Garden</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50486_geo6">Parish of St. Andrew Holborn </rs>
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the 16th. Day of August 1760 before<lb></lb>
Me <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50486_n8-9">George Grew</rs>
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on an Inquisition then & there taken on View of the Body of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50486_n8-10">Richard Mathews</rs>
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as follow.</p>
<p n="9"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50486_n9-1">John Warford</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50486_geo7">Hatton Garden</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50486_occ2">Danceing Master</rs>
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being Sworn, On his Oath<lb></lb>
Says that on the 15th. Day of August He this Deponent was at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50486_geo8">Pewter Platter</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50486_geo9">Cross Street</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50486_geo10">Hatton Garden</rs>
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<lb></lb>
a little after 9 in the Evening to pass some Time with a few Friends, The deceased Mr.<lb></lb>
Mathews came into the same House & Room about 40 Minutes after this Depont. in<lb></lb>
Company with One Mr Chapman, & about a Quarter of an Hour afterward Mr. Steirn<lb></lb>
also came into the same Room where this Depont. & Persons before mentioned were sitting;<lb></lb>
This Depont. thought that Mr. Steirn looked or appeared confused or flattered, he took no certain<lb></lb>
Seat or place for above ten minutes but passed from Chair to Chair Standing behind, first<lb></lb>
Mr. Crawfords. then this Deponts then the deceased Mr. Mathew's his Chair; And after some<lb></lb>
Silence Mr. Steirn asked Mr. Mathews why did not you meet Mer. Mathews replyed I had not<lb></lb>
Opportunity said that He had been with Mr. Chapman; and further said, I am here Now; Mr.<lb></lb>
Crawford then rose from his Chair & said for God's Sake Mr. Steirn be Quiet Steirn replyed<lb></lb>
that his Honour had been greatly injured, That He had been treated like a Theif & Adultorer,<lb></lb>
Mathews replyed, Mr. Steirn you had better be Quiet you will only expose Yourself and added<lb></lb>
Mr. Steirn said that He, Mathews, was jealous of him, Steirn, with Mathew's Wife, and that<lb></lb>
he, Steirn, said he would give him reason to be jealous, which he, Steirn, did by running after her<lb></lb>
up & down Stairs: After many disagreable Expressions on both sides Steirn made a turn to the<lb></lb>
vacant part of the Room towards the Window about 2 yards from, & opposite to Mr. Mathews &<lb></lb>
then this Depont. was surprized with the flash & Reports of 2 peices of fire arms & believes they<lb></lb>
were Pistolls after wch Steirn attempting to make his Escape this Depont. caught hold of his Collar &<lb></lb>
there him on the Ground & afterwards delivered him to more powerfull Custody: and then next view<lb></lb>
this Depont. had of Mr. Mathews was lying on the Ground blooding & expiring & white this Depont. was<lb></lb>
astride of Mr. Steirn on the Ground Steirn said he was not Sorry that He mean in Mathews was dead<lb></lb>
but that he Steirn had not killed himself Depont. further says. that white he staid in the same Room two<lb></lb>
pistolls were taken upon the same Room & Deponent beleives they were the same that are now shown,<lb></lb>
& believes Steirn fired these two pistolls</p>
<p n="10"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50486_n10-1">John Warford</rs>
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<p n="11"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50486_n11-1">Thomas Vann</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50486_occ3">Servant</rs>
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at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50486_geo11">Pewter Platter</rs>
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aforesaid on his Oath says, The same 15th<lb></lb>
Day of August That he was at the Door of the Room where Mr. Steirn was & heard two Reports of fire<lb></lb>
Arms & saw Mr. Steirn return his Arm after the Report & saw something in his hand & immediately<lb></lb>
after such Reports Steirn Attempted to run away: Dept. further says that some time before such<lb></lb>
Reports Mr. Mathews was alive, & very well & had received a Tankard of Beer from this Deponent<lb></lb>
And<lb></lb>
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