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The Information of William Terry< no role > Lodges at his Mothers Elizabeth
Terry< no role > of Bromley St. Leonard in the said County Barge Owner and Benjamin
Solmon< no role > of Colchester in the County of Essex Navigator of Barges taken this 22nd Day
of February 1786

William Terry< no role > for himself saith on Thursday night last between the
Hours of Twelve and One several Persons he cannot say it Three or Fourcame
were in the Cabbin of said Mothers Barge Then lying at a Lighter Road off New Crane Stairs Shadwell
snuffling with the said Benjamin Salmon< no role > and calling out Shoot him or Murder him says they pulled him out
of his bed by the Heels and forced him into the other Bed to the said Benjamin says they Took a Black Handkerchief off his neck
one Silver Shirt Buckle with Stones and about Five Shillings in Silver and a four halfpence and a Chask knife which is now produced

Benjamin Salmon< no role > says on Thursday night last between the
Hours of Twelve and one Six persons boarded a Barge the property of Elizabeth
Terry< no role > then lying at a Lighter Road off New Crane Stairs Shadwell on board of which
Barge The said Informant says he was [..] in the Cabbin and being alarmed by the Barking
of a Dog he got up and look'd out of the Skuttle Says Four of the said Persons forced
themselves down into the said Cabbin One of whom he is Certain is one of the Three
prisoners present who says his name is Alexander Faulkner< no role > and that he Flashed
a Pistol which he had in his Hand at this Informant and took out of his Job Pocket a
Silver Watch with a [..] Seal tyed with a Yellow Ribbon and Five pence half penny
in half pence says the said persons had with them a Dark Lanthom

John Orange< no role > for himself Saith On Friday Morning last between the Hours of Seven and
Eight he went to the Lodgings of James Turner< no role > and Elias Abrahams< no role > at One Ann Dorman< no role > in Elbow
Lane Shadwell having received information That some Robberys had been committed the eight
before on the River Thames and well knowing them to be Water pirates, Examined the Room
where the Prisoners lay in one Bed apparently asleep says in the Great Coat of Pocket of which
the said James Turner< no role > now has on and which was thenlayingon the said Bed post he found the Clack
knife now produced which knife the aforesaid William Terry< no role > declares is his knife besides
he found another larger clasp knife which the said James Turner< no role > claims as his own
William Elbey< no role > Says on Friday Morning last he with the aforesaid John Orange< no role > and one George Forrester< no role > between the
hours of Seven and Eight went to the house of Mrs. Chafey of Williams Court New Gravel Lane
[..] Saint George having Received Information from one Margaret Bowers< no role > That they were going to
the night house for that the Prisoners present had come home about Four the said Morning Says
The said John Orange< no role > and [..] George Forrester< no role > knocked at the door of the said Mr. Chaffers house
along time but could not get admittance says he Got in at the Garret Window and Went down
stairs and let the said John Orange< no role > and George Forrester< no role > in says on Examining the said house
he found the dark Lanthorn now produced which was at that time Wet no other man being in the
said house at the said Time

Margaret Bowers< no role > of Hamiltons Court at Mrs. Grove New Gravel Lane St. Gorge Shadwell
Says she Knows the Prisoners present well who say their names are Alexander Faulkner< no role >
James Turner< no role > and Elias Abrahams< no role > and that she saw them in Company of another man last [..] lay Morning [..] between the
Hours of Four and Five standing at the front door of the House of the said Mrs. Chafey in
Williams Court new Gravel Lane That she as had them what was a Clock and saw a dark
coloured Bag which she verily beleives is the Bag now produced in the Hands of the said Elias
Abrahams< no role >

Sworn
22nd day of Feb 1786
Before John Staples< no role >

John Woodham< no role >

W Terrey

his
Benjamin [mark] Salmon< no role >
Mark

his
John [mark] Orange< no role >
Mark

William Elbey< no role >

her
Margaret [mark] Bowers< no role >
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