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Wilham Higgins
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Taken this
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15th. day of January 1787
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Majestys
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in and for the said County
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the
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of
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Kinds Brenan
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on her Oath says Five Muslin
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Caps Four Muslin Handkerchiefs One Child Tippet and One Linnen
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pin Cloth of the Value of Five Shillings now produced are her said
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Husband property and were safe Yesterday afternoon in the Kitchen of her
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said husband house situate as aforesaid
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on her Oath says she lives Servant with the
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James
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Jeremiah Ryan
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Stairs which Kitchen is up Stairs a Story higher then the Tap Room
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where the said
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Thomas Murphy
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Jeremiah Ryan
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had been drinking She suspecting him went
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up the said Stairs she found an Apron of her own on the said Stair head which Apron
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she had lately left in the said Kitchen Says she came down Stairs and told her
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said Master that she believed he had been robbed and that the man was gone backward
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That
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pursue the said
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Jeremiah Ryan
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under Shore
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Thomas Murphy
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at No. 1 Goldhill Shadwell
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Labourer
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on his oath says Yesterday
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afternoon he was at the house of the said
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James Brenan
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and saw the said
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Jeremiah
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Ryan
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have Two pints of Beer in the Tap Room and after drinking the same she said
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Jeremiah went out
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said Room and in a few Minutes after he this Informant
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went to go backwards where he saw the said Jeremiah at the Back door on the side of the
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Thameswho he saw turn back saying that would not do, and heard the said
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Ann Hales
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as to the said Jeremiah what business he had there who bid her ask his Backside
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says hearing said Ann tell her Master she suspected he had been robbed he went
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to look for said Jeremiah who he saw go down the Back Stairs undershore and suspecting
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he went towards Cole Stairs Says he went Round to Cole Stairs and met him at the
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Corner of
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the Passage
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when Mr Brenan came up they seized him he pretending to
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be drunk and brought him back when he heard the said Jeremiah own to his
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having taken the said Articles and having thrown them down the Vault where he this
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Informant saw them
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William Higgins
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at the said
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James Brenan
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on his Oath says he took the several
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Articles abovementioned from under the Neccessay of the said James Yesterday afternoon
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Sworn
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The
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15th: day of Jany 1787
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Before us
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John Staples
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Peter Green
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C
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The said Jeremiah being asked what he
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has to say for himself says he was in Liquor and
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did not know what he did
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Pery Ryan
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Ann Brenan
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her
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Ann
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Hales
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>
Thomas Murphy
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Wm Higgins
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p
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