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The Information of
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Richard Dorrington
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, Daniel Mc. Kenzie,
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Joel
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William Chell
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John Nelson
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William Bear
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Hugh Mc Cannon
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Alexander Nairne
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taken
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before me this 28th. day of October 1784
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Who being on Oath say and first the said
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James Barber
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says that
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he is a Watchman of the Parish of Saint James, That on Monday morning
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last the 25th. Instant a little past 3 o'Clock on his going up
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in the
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, he fond the Yard door of
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William Brown
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's House open that
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on his attempting
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said Yard two persons now present who call
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themselves
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Samuel Gilbert
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William Steward
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Rushed out of said Yard
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John Burney
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that on hearing the Alarm
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he saw three Men run out of
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aforesaid that he pursued one of
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said Men and caught hold of him but he broke loose from him and ran
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up
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, And this Informant further says that a Person now
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present who calls himself
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John Hughes
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in one of said three Men that
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came out of
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and the Man that escaped from him, And the
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said
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Richard Dorrington
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says that he is one of the Patroles of the Parish
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of Saint Martin in the fields. That on Monday morning last
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a little
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past 3 o'Clock as he was in
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leading towards the
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he heard an Alarm and saw said Hughes running that he pursued him down
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great
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to the bottom of
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Lane where he secured
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said Hughes and took him to the Watchhouse That on searching him he found
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a Quantity of pick lock keys in
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said Hughes
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his breeches, And this Informant
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furthers says that on searching said Steward in the Watchhouse he found in
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his Pocket a piece of Wax light now produced, That after said
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,
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and Hughes were secured he went to said
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William Brown
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's Yard were he
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found an Iron Crow and a knife. And the said Daniel Mr. Kenzie
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says that he is a Patrole
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of
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that he was in Company
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with said Dorrington and pursued said Hughes until he was apprehended
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that he saw Hughes threw away some thing in
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Suffolk Street
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, That after
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Hughes was in Custody Informant saw him throw a Quantity of Picklock Hays
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lb
>
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obscured
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obscured
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into the Area of the Watch house. And this Informant further says
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that on Returning into
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Suffolk Street
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he found a Dark Lanthorn, and a
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lb
>
</
lb
>
brickle now produced which buckle said Hughes said was his property.
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lb
>
And the said
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Joel Peck
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says that he is a Patrole of te Parish of Saint
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lb
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>
Martin in the fields that on Monday morning last a little past 3 o'Clock
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reason
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>
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>
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being near Charing Crop he heard the Cry of "Stop Thief," that he saw said Steward
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and
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