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to wit</note>
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The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n2416-1">William Chance</rs>
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taken<lb></lb>
upon Oath before me this 10th. day of December<lb></lb>
1789</p>
<p n="2417">Who<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
saith that this Evening as he this Informant<lb></lb>
was coming up <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo1585">the Strand</rs>
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near the End of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo1586">Southampton</rs>
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Sheet<lb></lb>
he Observed a person now present who calls himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n2417-1">James<lb></lb>
Stanton</rs>
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in Company with another Person Close behind Aim<lb></lb>
At which Time Informant had in his right Hand Coat<lb></lb>
Pocket the Linnen Handkerchief now produced, a Silk<lb></lb>
Handkerchief and a Silk purse containing Five Shillings and<lb></lb>
Sixpence in Silver, that feeling a Tug at his said Pocket he<lb></lb>
turned wound and saw the Prisoner <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n2417-2">James Stanton</rs>
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Ann<lb></lb>
away whom he pursed a Considerable way and Secured<lb></lb>
<del>him</del>
then put him into a Coach and brought him to this Office<lb></lb>
and under one of the Seals of said Coach and in the Coroner<lb></lb>
in which the Prisoner Stanton had sat he found the said<lb></lb>
Handkerchief now produced, and<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
verily believes that he<lb></lb>
the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n2417-3">James Stanton</rs>
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Stole the said purse and<lb></lb>
Handkerchiefs as aforesaid</p>
<p n="2418">Sworn the Day and Year<lb></lb>
aforesaid before me}<lb></lb>
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