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Image 61 of 10410th November 1771


Middlesex To wit

The Information of Elizabeth Hutchins< no role > John
Stone
< no role > and Mary Hodgkin< no role > taken before me
this 10th. day of November 1771

Who being upon Oath say and first the said Elizabeth Hutchins< no role > for herself
says that on the 11th. of June last a little past 11 o'Clock at Night several persons
to the Number of five or more whom she believed to be Jews rushed into her
house and robbed her of a Gold Watch a Quantity of Silver a pair of
Stone Buckles out of her Shoes and other things, that she has this day
seen two persons who call themselves Asher Wyld and Levi Wyld, that
she does verily believe the said Asher Wyld< no role > and Levi Wyld are two of the
said persons who robbed her house as aforesaid, and the said John Stone< no role >
for himself says that he is Servant to the said Elizabeth Hutchins< no role > that
on the said 11th. of June about 11 o Clock at Night as he was in Bed in the said
house in Company with one Joseph Slow another Servant of the said Eliz-
Hutchins's he was alarmed by five persons whom he believes to be Jews rushing
into his Room, that Some of them struck this Informant with the But End of
a Pistol that the said persons also fired off two Pistols by one of which the
said Joseph Slow received a mortal Wound of which he died the next day, that
this Informant made his Escape on the top of the house from whence he
room afterwards saw the said persons with others to the Number of nine
in all as he verily believes go away, that he has this day seen three persons
who call themselves Levi Wyld Hyam Lazarus< no role > otherwise Jacob Lazarus< no role > This name instance is in a workspace. and
Marcus Asheburg and that he does verily believe the three last mentioned
persons are three of the persons who came into this Informants Room
and murdered the said Joseph Show as beforementioned; and the said
Mary Hodgkin< no role > for herself says that she also is Servant to the said
Eliz. Hutchins that on the said 11th. of June at Night she was present
when the said Robbery was committed and that she does verily believe
the said Levi Wyld to be one of the persons who rushed into
the said Eliz. Hutchins's house and robbed her as afore mentioned,
and the said Eliz. Hutchins< no role > for herself further says that about
six Weeks before the said Robbery was committed two persons




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