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The Informations of
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Hector
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the Strand
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Joseph Littler
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Servant to Mr.
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Jones of
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Fleet Street
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Pawn broker
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James Steward
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of Green Street
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Leicester Fields
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Watchmaker
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Joseph Thompson
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Constable of
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the Parish of Saint Bride and
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John Dale
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William
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Flemming
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of Holborn Pawnbroker
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taken before me this 2nd. day of
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February 1788
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Who being upon Oath severally say and first the
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Hector Essex
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for himself says that about
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one o Clock in the Night between the thirtieth and
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thirty first of January he went to bed at which
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time his House was safe That about four o'Clock
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he was called up by the Watchman who informed
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him the door of his House was open That when
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he came down he found his Shop had been
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robbed and a large quantity of Watches taken
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away and this Informant further says that he
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verily believes the Metal Watch now produced
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by said Joseph Littlor to be one of the Watches
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Stolen in his Shop as aforesaid and
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that the said Watch
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he had from a Gentleman to clean. That the
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Silver watch now produced by said
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John Dale
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he is very sure is one of the Watches so Stolen
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from him as aforesaid and that he verily believes
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the Bead Buckle the inside Case of a Watch now
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produced
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