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The Information of
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15th day of July 1772
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Who being upon Oath says that on Saturday last was fortnight between
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6 and 7 o Clock in the evening three Persons now present who calls themselves
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James Dempsey
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John Devine
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came to this Informant in
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Dukes
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with a Gold Deal plate or whether this Informant could
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Inform them of any Person who would Bury them; Says the said
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John Devine
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Francis Gore
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produced the Metal
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Watch, that while this Informant and the said three Persons were conversing
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came
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Stopt and asked this Informant what them
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three Persons wanted that this Informant told said Lyons they had got
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two Watches to Sell viz a Gold one, and a Pinchbeck one with a Gold Dial
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plate, upon which the said Lyon desired this Informant to take the Two
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Persons to an Alehouse who had the Watches and to keep the other out And
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(expect the said
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James Dampsey
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who stood without the door) that the said Lyon
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presently came into the said Public house after them that the said Lyon
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then asked this Informant which of the said Two Persons had the Gold Watch
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that this Informant answered it was the thin man (meaning the said
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) that the said Lyon the called the said
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John Devine
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aside into another
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Box and examined the said Gold Watch which the said
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produced that presen-
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who had the said
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and examined it also, that white the said Lyon was examining the said Watch
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this Informant came forward and Stood by them that he heard the said Lyon say to
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the said
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he would give them Six Guineas for both the
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told the said Lyon he would have Six Guineas
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and half for them upon which the said Lyon put them in this Pocket and desired
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them to go home with him to his house and he would give them the Money upon
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which the said three Personswent away with the said Lyon; that when
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they were going away said
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desired this Informant to Sit Still in the said
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Public House till they came back and gave this Informant Six pence to Pay
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for two Pints of Beer which they had, Says he said sometime but they never returned
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Sworn before me this
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15th day of July 1772
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