Middlesex to Wit

The Information of Samuel Reeves< no role > Servant to Mary
Smithers< no role > of Holborn Barrs in the County of Middlesex
Hosier taken before me this 16th. day of October 1782

Who being upon Oath says that about a Quarter before one
oClock this day, a person now present who calls herself Hannah
Williams< no role > together with another Woman came into his Mistresse's Shop
That said Hannah Williams< no role > bought some Cloth of him and
the other Woman desired to look at some silk stockings
which he shewed herThat she bought no Stockings but
went away with the said Hannah Williams< no role > . That immediately
after they were gone he missed six pair of Stockings and went
is search of them, suspecting said Hannah Williams< no role > and the
other Woman to have stolen themThat he met them at
the corner of Southampton Buildings Chancery Land , at which
time they were joined by a third Woman, That on seeing this
Informant, the said Hannah Williams< no role > and the other two Women
ran away, and he saw the said Hannah Williams< no role > throw a pair
of silk stockings now produced, and one of the said six pair of Silk
stockings into a [..] Hair Dressers Area in Southampton Buildings
aforesaidThat he seized hold of the said Hannah Williams< no role >
and [..] soon afterwards a Black Boy (whom this Informants
doth not know) brought him another pair of silk stockings
now produced, which he said he had seen a Woman drop.

Samuel Reeves< no role >

Sworn before me this
16th. day of October 1782}

Sampn Wright< no role >