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the Robbery at Mr. Justice Wright's Office
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, and said that he believed
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he had wounded one of the Highwaymen.
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Robert Mitford
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Thomas Carpmeal
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belonging to Mr. Justice
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Wright's Office in
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on his Oath
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saith That in Consequence of Information
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being given at the Office, of a Robbery
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having been Committed upon Mr. Mitford
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in the Road near Gunnerbury Lane
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Mr. Bond sent him and two other Men
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in Search of the Highwaymen, on
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Wednesday the Sixth Instant, Says that
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after some Enquiry, they were informed
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that a Man was at a Publick House in
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Brentford
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Wounded, being the Sign of
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the Bear and Key, Says that on their
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going there,
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Jeremiah Mathews
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the
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Landlord denied any Wounded Person
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being there, but Mr. Jealous (another
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Man Who went with Dept. )called, to Dept.
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saying that he was above Stairs, upon
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which they all went up and in a Room
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one Pair of Stairs found the Deced in
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Bed and on asking the Deced (whom
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Dept. Knew to be
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William Ogle
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) how he
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reced the hurt, Ogle answered that it
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was by a Waggener on his getting into
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the Drag, Says that they sent for a Surgeon
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who said that he might safely be removed
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Says that he saw a wound in the Deced's
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right Breast, and that the Ball had gone
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through his Waistcoat and Shirt, Says that
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they
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