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Servant to the same taken on
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Oath before me this 21st. day of May 1789.
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now present has been his servant about two Years that having
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frequently
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robbed his Till of Money he Yesterday determined to Watch him
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Informant and the said
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bored a hole in the
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Wainscott of between
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of his House and the Shop
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in order to Command a view of two of his Tills in said Shop
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having
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previously marked an half Guinea, an half Crown piece, Eight
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Tills that having understood that said Stephenson had robbed
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his Tills at or about four oClock being the general time of
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this Informants going to Dinner he yesterday just before his
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John Hudson
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up Stairs Shewed
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him said marked Money told him of his intentions and
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desired him to particularly notice said money which being
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done Informant went down into his Shop took out all the
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Money in the outer part of his Silver till and put the same
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into the Inner part of said Till and in the outer part he
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put the said marked money and locked the Till that
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Informant then went into his passage looking the door after
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