The Information of Charles Riley< no role > and James
Colquhoun< no role > two of the Watchmen and Charles Smith< no role > belonging to the
Parish of Saint Martin in the Fields taken on Oath
before Edward Read< no role > Esquire one of his Majesties
Justices of the Peace for the County of Middlesex

And first Charles Riley< no role > for himself saith that a little past four
OCock this [..] Morningashe went into Princes Court Hodge lane
to call the Hour and perceived (the person now present who calls
himself) Alexander Thomas< no role > Gilroy knocking at a Door with two hats under
his arm; this Inft then asked him what he did with those Hats
he said he had brought them from Kensington and was going to take
them to his Master in Davies Street, and Immediately put both
the Hats upon his head and run away but dropt them in Hedge lane that this Informt
then Sprung his rattle and persued him into Leicester fields
what he was stoped by Another watchman,

Sworn before me this
9th Day of September 1789

Edw: Read< no role >

Charles Reily< no role >

And James Colquhoun< no role > for himself saith that about four oclock
this Morning he was in Leicester Square near the corner of Green
Street that he heard a rattle and saw the prisoner Thomas Gilray
running across the Corner of the Square towards cranbourn Alley
that this Inft. run before him with Intent to stop him, that
When this Infort came up to him, he stoped and made a spring and
got away, that this Inft [..] just as he got up to him heard something
rattle that he persued him again and came up to him near the
Corner of Leicester Street where he had been Stopped by some
other Persons, that this Inft then took him to St Martins
Watch House , that this Inft then said he heard something rattlee
like place in the Square and that he would go and look this he went with
Charles Kiley< no role > to the Hotel to borrow the Key of the Square that
on going up to the rails he saw a [..] Silver salt spoon lying