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<p n="1389"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo877">Middlesex</rs>
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The Information of Joseph Jon of No. 33 <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo878">Nightingale Lane</rs>
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in the<lb></lb>
Parish of Saint Botolph Aldgate in the said County <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45036_occ272">Victualler</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n1389-1">Richard <lb></lb>
Rushby</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo879">New Buildings</rs>
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Sun Yard in the said Parish and County <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45036_occ273">Labourer</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n1389-2">Charles Potts</rs>
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of No. 16 Cartwright Square in the said Parish and County Marine <lb></lb>
and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n1389-3">Peter Mayne</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo880">Hats's Square</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo881">East Smithfield</rs>
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in the Parish of Saint John <lb></lb>
of Wapping in the said County Labourer Taken upon Oath before me <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n1389-4">Robert<lb></lb>
Smith</rs>
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Esquire one of his Majestys Justices of the Peace in and for the said <lb></lb>
County this Twenty fifth day of August 1789.</p>
<p n="1390">First the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n1390-1">Joseph Jon</rs>
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for himself Saith That on Friday last<lb></lb>
about Six oClock the Evening the Prisoner (who says his Name is <lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n1390-2">Nicholas Rogers</rs>
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) in Company with two other Persons came into his House and called for <lb></lb>
a print of peter that he desired his Servant to draw it<del>and</del>
that in about <lb></lb>
half an hour afterwards this Deponent went into the Tap Room and was<lb></lb>
Informed by Rushby that a Man in a light coloured Coat was gone up<lb></lb>
Stairs that he turned towards the Stairs and See Prisoner Comming down<lb></lb>
that Prisoner turned down <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo882">the Passage</rs>
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towards the Back Room where <lb></lb>
they were drinkings that this Deponent went up Stairs and found three<lb></lb>
Watches and two pair of Cases had been Taken away he then ran down<lb></lb>
Stairs when his Wife Called to him and said he is out that he ran<lb></lb>
out and called out Stop thief that <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n1390-3">Charles Potts</rs>
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Stoped the Prisoner <lb></lb>
that <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n1390-4">Peter Mayne</rs>
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came up and<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Searched him and found<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
in his possession<lb></lb>
three Watches and two pair of Cases which are his Property and are of <lb></lb>
the Value of three Pound<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n1390-5">Richard Rewhby</rs>
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for himself says <lb></lb>
on Friday last<del>about</del>
between Six and Seven oClock in the Evening <lb></lb>
he was in Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n1390-6">Jon's</rs>
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Tap Room and See the Prisoners go up<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Stairs <lb></lb>
that he was gone up about Ten Minute before he mentioned it to Mr. Jon that <lb></lb>
he asked him if he had any Company Backwards he said no Except two or<lb></lb>
three Gentleman that he told Mr. Jon a Man in a light coloured coat was gone up Stairs and <lb></lb>
had been there some time that he as to Doubt but that Prisoner is the <lb></lb>
same Man he saw go up Stairs<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n1390-7">Charles Potts</rs>
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for himself Says<lb></lb>
on Friday last about seven oClock in the Evening he was comming up<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo883">Nightingale Lane</rs>
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he heard a Cry of Stop Thief that seeing Prisoner running <lb></lb>
before several people he ran Up and Stoped him<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n1390-8">Peter Mayne</rs>
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<lb></lb>
says on Friday last about Seven oClock in the Evening he saw the Prisoner<lb></lb>
running and Mr. Jon Crying Stop thief that he saw Mr. Potto Stop him that he <lb></lb>
came up SEarched Prisoner and found in his Possession the Watches and Cases five <lb></lb>
Keys and one picklock now produced</p>
<p n="1391">Taken and Sworn the day and <lb></lb>
year first above Written before me}</p>
<p n="1392"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n1392-1">Rob Smith</rs>
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<p n="1393"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n1393-1">Joseph Jon</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n1393-2">Richard Fushby</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n1393-3">Chambs<obscured></obscured>
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Peter</rs>
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