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Image 43 of 46121st January 1785


Middlesex to Wit

The Information of Elizabeth Howle< no role > , David Williams< no role >
Charles Newton< no role > Charles Jealous< no role > and Thomas Carpmeal< no role > This name instance is in set 2429. This set is in the group(s): BowStreetOfficers .
taken before me this 21st. day of January 1785

Who being upon Oath say, and first the said Elizabeth Howle
says that a little before three o'Clock on Tuesday morning the eleventh
day of January instant she fasten'd the back Room One pair of Stairs
Widow of her Masters House in King Street Covent Garden the rest of the said [..] fastened about six oClock in
the Evening preceeding by herThat about Three oClock in the afternoon
of Monday the third day of January instant she saw a person now
present who calls himself John Lucas< no role > This name instance is in set 1397. This set is in the group(s): GarrowsClients . in Company with two others
in Covent Garden Church Yard who loitered about for some time
and took particular Notice of this Informants Masters back part
of his House which is in Covent Garden Church Yard The said David
Williams
< no role > says that about eight o'Clock on said Tuesday morning he
perceived that the one pair of Stairs back Room Window had been
broke open and that the Shop had been robbed of a Quantity of
Lace Ribbons and other Articles wrapped on blue Cards [..] and
further says that he is very Sure that the Card now produced by the said Thomas
Carpmeal
< no role > This name instance is in set 2429. This set is in the group(s): BowStreetOfficers . is one of the Cards on which the said Lace was
wrapped when stolenThe said Charles Newton< no role > says that he is
very sure that a Card now produced by the said [..] Thomas
Carpmeal
< no role > is another of the Cards marked by this Informant
when in the Service of the said Thomas Knott< no role > and that he doth
verily believe that another Card also now produced by the said
Thomas Carpmeal< no role > is another of the Cards so enacked by him
as aforesaidAnd the said Charles Jealous< no role > says that about
ten oClock on said Tuesday morning this Informant with other




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