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<p n="935"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Apr.<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo907">Middlesex</rs>
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<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n935-1">John Pugh</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45031_occ379">Servant</rs>
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<lb></lb>
to <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n935-2">Joseph Kirkman</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo908">Tottenham Court road</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45031_occ380">Brewer</rs>
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Taken the <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45031_date151">23rd: day of March 1786</rs>
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<p n="936">Who upon his Oath Saith that he was delivering<lb></lb>
Beer from and out of a Dray belonging to his Master<lb></lb>
about one oClock this day at several Houses and Hop'd<lb></lb>
nearly Opposite the House of Mr. Tilneys Haberd as her<lb></lb>
corner of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo909">King Street</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo910">High Holborn</rs>
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That he then<lb></lb>
saw a person now in Custody who says his Name is<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n936-1">William Screw</rs>
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lurking about the Street and he had<lb></lb>
Suspicious the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n936-2">William Screw</rs>
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meant to Steal<lb></lb>
One of the Casks whereupon he watchd him and saw<lb></lb>
him Take an Eighteen Barrell Cask away from the side<lb></lb>
of the Dray at the same time he appeared to be looking about<lb></lb>
to see if any person was watching him that he Carried it<lb></lb>
from the dray to the end of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45031_geo911">Kingsgate Street</rs>
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which is<lb></lb>
about 20 or 30 Yards and was proceeding to Carry the<lb></lb>
Cask up the Street when upon seeing this Informant<lb></lb>
pursue him he put the cask down and sat himself<lb></lb>
upon the head of the cask That he then Took him into<lb></lb>
Custody and the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n936-3">William Screw</rs>
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said he Took the<lb></lb>
Cask to lit upon That the said Cask was upon the<lb></lb>
Dray at the time he left it and is of the Value of<lb></lb>
Six Shillings and the property of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n936-4">Joseph Kirkman</rs>
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<p n="937">Taken and Sworn the day<lb></lb>
and year aforesaid before me}<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45031_n937-1">John Hugh</rs>
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<p n="938">D Walker</p>
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