Westmr:
The Information of
William Draper< no role >
of
Cecil street
in the parish of St: Martin
in the fields
Esqr
.
Sarah Hall< no role >
his Servant
George Harrison< no role >
of
Denmark street
in the parish of St. Giles in the fields
Pawn broker
& of
John Mason< no role >
one
of the Constables
of the parish of St:
Paul Covent garden
First of all William Draper< no role >
Esqr
: maketh Oath
that he has a Strong inspicion that a person who
calls himself Henry Low< no role >
did Feloniously receive
from one Mary Richards< no role >
(now a prisoner in
the Gate house at Westmt: diverse linnen &
other things knowing them to be Feloniously
stolen because a pair of white Stockings
the property of his Informt: were found
yaster duly in his custody & likewise a Silk
Handkercher some time before this Informt:
property Secondly Sarah, Hall maketh Oath
that she found a Silk Handkercher the
property of her said Master at the said
Henry Lowr< no role >
. house for which She paid him
one shilling & three six pences to redeem is
Thirdly George Harrison< no role >
maketh Oath thus
one Mary Richards< no role >
brought to him a wet
Holland Shirs to pawn but he suspecting is
to be stolen stops is & presently after the
said Henry Low< no role >
came to him this Informt:
said it was his Shirt wch. appears to be the
property of the said William Draper< no role >
Esqr
:
& likewise the said Henry Low< no role >
then pulled out
of his pocket 10 Silk Handkercher saying
this Informt: had the fellon of it wch. appears
likewise to be property of the said Willm. Draper< no role >
Esqr. Pourthly John Mason< no role >
maketh Oath
that he found the aforesaid white Stockings
in the Custody of the said Henry Low< no role >
& that he
said he would have burns the Stockings if
he had known of a search warrant
Willm. Draper< no role >
Sarah Hall< no role >
Geo: Harrison< no role >
John Mason< no role >
Sworn before
me the 15th day of
Septr: 1748
,
J: Fraser