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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n236-1">John Woodford</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n236-2">Thomas Linnel</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n236-3">Margaret Shepherd</rs>
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Sweeper</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45032_occ107">Labourer</rs>
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April 1787</rs>
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<p n="237">Who being upon Oath say, and first the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n237-1">John<lb></lb>
Woodford</rs>
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says that this day about one o'Clock, he saw four<lb></lb>
Men looking over the Pales into Mr Shepherds Garden at<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo262">Paddington</rs>
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aforesaid in which a Quantity of Linen was hanging That he suspected<lb></lb>
said four Men to have an Intention of stealing said Linen<lb></lb>
and watched them for some timeThat he soon afterwards<lb></lb>
heard that some of said Linen had been stolen and doth verily believe<lb></lb>
that four Persons now present who call themselves <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n237-2">Alexander<lb></lb>
Wilson</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n237-4">John Ellison</rs>
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are the four Persons he saw looking over the said Mr.<lb></lb>
Shepherds PalesAnd the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n237-6">Margaret Shepherd</rs>
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for herself<lb></lb>
saith about half part twelve o'Clock this day she hung out<lb></lb>
a Quantity of Linen the property of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n237-7">John Shepherd</rs>
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<lb></lb>
upon a Hedge at the bottom of his GardenThat about<lb></lb>
a quarter part one o'Clock as she<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
was sitting in the<lb></lb>
said Garden she saw a Man upon the Paling who soon<lb></lb>
afterwards got downThat she then saw another Man in a<lb></lb>
light coloured Coat stooping under the Hedge who went<lb></lb>
away with said other Man on his getting downThat</p>
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