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<p n="3357"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo2258">Middlesex</rs>
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to wit.</note>
<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3357-1">James Barber</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3357-2">John Burney</rs>
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,<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3357-3">Richard Dorrington</rs>
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, Daniel Mc. Kenzie, <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3357-4">Joel<lb></lb>
Peck</rs>
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. <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3357-5">William Chell</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3357-6">John Nelson</rs>
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, <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3357-7">William Bear</rs>
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,<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3357-8">Hugh Mc Cannon</rs>
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, and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3357-9">Alexander Nairne</rs>
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taken<lb></lb>
before me this 28th. day of October 1784</p>
<p n="3358">Who being on Oath say and first the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3358-1">James Barber</rs>
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says that<lb></lb>
he is a Watchman of the Parish of Saint James, That on Monday morning<lb></lb>
last the 25th. Instant a little past 3 o'Clock on his going up <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo2259">Union Court</rs>
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in the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo2260">Hay market</rs>
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, he fond the Yard door of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3358-2">William Brown</rs>
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's House open that<lb></lb>
on his attempting<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
said Yard two persons now present who call<lb></lb>
themselves <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3358-3">Samuel Gilbert</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3358-4">William Steward</rs>
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Rushed out of said Yard<lb></lb>
and made a Blow at him and ran away, that Informant gave an Alarm<lb></lb>
and pursued them until said Steward was taken, And the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3358-5">John Burney</rs>
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<lb></lb>
says that he is a Watchman in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo2261">Hay Market</rs>
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that on hearing the Alarm<lb></lb>
he saw three Men run out of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo2262">Union Court</rs>
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aforesaid that he pursued one of<lb></lb>
said Men and caught hold of him but he broke loose from him and ran<lb></lb>
up <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo2263">little Suffolk Street</rs>
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, And this Informant further says that a Person now<lb></lb>
present who calls himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3358-6">John Hughes</rs>
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in one of said three Men that<lb></lb>
came out of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo2264">Union Court</rs>
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and the Man that escaped from him, And the<lb></lb>
said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3358-7">Richard Dorrington</rs>
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says that he is one of the Patroles of the Parish<lb></lb>
of Saint Martin in the fields. That on Monday morning last<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
a little<lb></lb>
past 3 o'Clock as he was in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo2265">little Suffolk Street</rs>
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leading towards the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo2266">Hay Market</rs>
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<lb></lb>
he heard an Alarm and saw said Hughes running that he pursued him down<lb></lb>
great <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo2267">Suffolk Street</rs>
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to the bottom of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo2268">Saint Martins</rs>
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Lane where he secured<lb></lb>
said Hughes and took him to the Watchhouse That on searching him he found<lb></lb>
a Quantity of pick lock keys in<del>said Hughes</del>
his breeches, And this Informant<lb></lb>
furthers says that on searching said Steward in the Watchhouse he found in<lb></lb>
his Pocket a piece of Wax light now produced, That after said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3358-8">Gilbert, Steward</rs>
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,<lb></lb>
and Hughes were secured he went to said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3358-9">William Brown</rs>
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's Yard were he<lb></lb>
found an Iron Crow and a knife. And the said Daniel Mr. Kenzie<lb></lb>
says that he is a Patrole<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo2269">Saint Martin in fields</rs>
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that he was in Company<lb></lb>
with said Dorrington and pursued said Hughes until he was apprehended<lb></lb>
that he saw Hughes threw away some thing in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo2270">Suffolk Street</rs>
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, That after<lb></lb>
Hughes was in Custody Informant saw him throw a Quantity of Picklock Hays<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
into the Area of the Watch house. And this Informant further says<lb></lb>
that on Returning into <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45028_geo2271">Suffolk Street</rs>
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he found a Dark Lanthorn, and a<lb></lb>
brickle now produced which buckle said Hughes said was his property.<lb></lb>
And the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45028_n3358-10">Joel Peck</rs>
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says that he is a Patrole of te Parish of Saint<lb></lb>
Martin in the fields that on Monday morning last a little past 3 o'Clock<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
being near Charing Crop he heard the Cry of "Stop Thief," that he saw said Steward<lb></lb>
and</p>
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