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The Information of
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taken on Oath before me this 4th. day of
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May 1789.
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John Idoll for himself says That on Tuesday night last about
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nine oClock as he in Company with the said
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Margt. Thompson
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were Coming down Constitution Thill they were Stopped near the
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Queens Palace by two Footpads who appeared to be Soldiers
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that one of them who was in a light Coloured dress came up to this
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Informant and seized him by the Collar whilst his Companion
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Stood at a little distance That the man who Callared him
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Demanded his Money and Watch and told him if he did not
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deliver them his life
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was gone. That said man then
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Struck him on the face which made him stagger and as he
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was recovering said Man attempted to Snatch his Watch
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out of his fob that the String breaking he only took the Key
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and with the other hand laid hold of this Informants hair
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That upon this Informant and his Companion Crying out they
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both jumped over the Rails into the
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Green Park
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and ran
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he verily beleives
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now present is the footpad who
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robbed him of his Watch key as aforesaid And the
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said
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Margaret Thompson
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for herself says that she was
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with the said John Idler-at same time That the Man in
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the Red Coat gave her a violent push which threw her
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is the man who robbed the said
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John
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Sworn before me the
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day and Year above Written
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N Bond}
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Jno. Jale
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