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to saw a his Watch by dropping it upon
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the Ground that when he was down the
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salt not Man presented
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the Pistol
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and said if he did not cease crying
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out he would blow his Brains not white
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the shortest Man kept beating him at
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the same time giving him several
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violent Blows upon his Head & Body
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and the said two Man then Robb'd him
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of his Watch, his Hat and an Horseman
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Whip after which they ran off towards
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Goswell Street
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and this Informant sayeth
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that the Watch Hat and Whip now
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produced are his property which he
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was robbed of in the manner aforesaid;
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and this Informant further sayath that
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from the Statute and Dress of
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Timothy
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Crawley
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Patrick Swinney
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Prisoners
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now before him he verily believes they
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are the Persons who attacked & robbed
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him as aforesaid and more particularly
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as to Crawley of whom he had the most
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distinct View. And the said
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David
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Burnet
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for himself sayath that being
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upon Duty as Officer of the Night at
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