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<p n="2941"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo1917">Middlesex</rs>
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to wit</note>
<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n2941-1">Robert Beeby</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo1918">Norfolk Street<lb></lb>
Strand</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45036_occ602">Esquire</rs>
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taken before me this 7th. day of<lb></lb>
December 1789.</p>
<p n="2942">Who being upon Oath says that about Ten o'Clock on<lb></lb>
Saturday Night the fifth instant As he this Informant was going through<lb></lb>
the Lobby of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo1919">Covent Garden</rs>
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Theatre he was stopt near the Middle of it<lb></lb>
on Account of the Crowd that he felt a pressure near his left hand breeches<lb></lb>
PocketAnd on his putting his hand into it he found it was picked of<lb></lb>
a Silk Purse Containing three Ten Pound Bank Notes and three Guineas<lb></lb>
in Moneythat he immediately laid hold of the person now present<lb></lb>
who calls himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n2942-1">Philip Gibson</rs>
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charging him with having picked<lb></lb>
his Pocket. that soon afterwards he heard the Purse fall on the Ground<lb></lb>
which he picked upAnd he verily believes that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n2942-2">Philip<lb></lb>
Gibson</rs>
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picked his Pocket as aforesaid</p>
<p n="2943">Sworn before me the<lb></lb>
Day and Year aforesaid}</p>
<p n="2944"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n2944-1">Sampr Wright</rs>
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<p n="2945">R Beeby</p>
<p n="2946"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo1920">Middlesex</rs>
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to wit</note>
<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n2946-1">Hannah Green</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo1921">Old Compton<lb></lb>
Street</rs>
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Soho-<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45036_occ603">Spinster</rs>
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taken before me this 7th.. day of<lb></lb>
December 1789</p>
<p n="2947">Who being upon Oath says that she was present in the Lobby of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45036_geo1922">Covent Garden</rs>
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Theatre at the time Mentioned in the foregoing Information And saw the<lb></lb>
person now present who calls himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n2947-1">Philip Gibson</rs>
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pick the Pocket of Mr Beeby aforesaid<lb></lb>
that on Mr Beeby's Challenging<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
him as mentioned in the foregoing Information<lb></lb>
she saw the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n2947-2">Philip Gibson</rs>
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drop the said Purse on the Ground</p>
<p n="2948">Sworn before me the<lb></lb>
day, and Year aforesaid}</p>
<p n="2949"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n2949-1">Sampr Wright</rs>
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<p n="2950"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45036_n2950-1">Hannah Green</rs>
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