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December 1789.
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Who being upon Oath says that about Ten o'Clock on
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Saturday Night the fifth instant As he this Informant was going through
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Theatre he was stopt near the Middle of it
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on Account of the Crowd that he felt a pressure near his left hand breeches
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PocketAnd on his putting his hand into it he found it was picked of
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a Silk Purse Containing three Ten Pound Bank Notes and three Guineas
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in Moneythat he immediately laid hold of the person now present
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who calls himself
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charging him with having picked
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his Pocket. that soon afterwards he heard the Purse fall on the Ground
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which he picked upAnd he verily believes that the said
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picked his Pocket as aforesaid
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Sworn before me the
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Day and Year aforesaid}
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R Beeby
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taken before me this 7th.. day of
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December 1789
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Who being upon Oath says that she was present in the Lobby of
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Theatre at the time Mentioned in the foregoing Information And saw the
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person now present who calls himself
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pick the Pocket of Mr Beeby aforesaid
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that on Mr Beeby's Challenging
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him as mentioned in the foregoing Information
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she saw the said
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drop the said Purse on the Ground
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Sworn before me the
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day, and Year aforesaid}
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