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1789

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And this Informant Thomas Harrison< no role > for
himself sayeth that his Servant to the other
Informant Richard Ashton< no role > ,thatimmediately
after which the Alarm from the Watchman he
and his Master went into the Bar, that One
Drawer had been taken out and laid upon a Chair
and another was drawn half way out of his
Placeupon examining then sd Drawer it
Plainly appeared they had been wrenetd own
by something like a Chirell And then Informant
further sayeth he well knows the Person at
the Bo [..] who calls himself Samuel Wyner< no role >
from his having slept in the sd. House several
Nights some time agoand that he well
knew all the Ways and Places in the said
HouseAnd this Informant further sayeth
that he Slight in the Kitchen of the sd. House
that at the Time he went to bed last night he
hung the Silver Watch now produced his Property at his
Bedsidethat after examining the Baas
aforesaid he went down into the Kitchen &
found his Watch was taken away

And this InformantThomas John Hayn< no role >
for himself sayeth that his Waiter to the
other Informant Richard Ashton< no role > and does
not sleep in the housethat upon going then
this Morning a Woman who opened the Door
said, " Waister you have been robbed" that
upon going into the Bar, he found his Drawer
which he had locked last Night, had been
wrenched open and was laying upon a Chair
upon examining, he found that the Silver Snuff
Box now produced and the the small pieces
of foreign Silves Coin which he had left Cochd
in the sd Drawer about 12 o'Clock last night
were all taken and carried away and also
further




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