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was at Home says that it was then proposed by Gorman to go
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out rob on the Road says that he this Informant the said
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Johnson Brown and Gorman being armed with buttasses
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and pistols went out accordingly says that the said Brown
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had one Pistol Gorman another the other two buttesses and this
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Informant a stick and adipoe says that about five o' Clock they drank
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together at the
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says that about six
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o' Clock this Informant the said Johnson said Brown went into
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the Sign of the Angel at St. Agnes be clear where said Brown had
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a Dispute says they then went to the Coch at
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where
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they drank several Pots of Beer says while they were there some
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Persons were laying a Wager that a Man should run eighteen
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Miles in three Hours says that one of the persons in company
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asked this Informant's Company their Opinion of the Betts
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and that he said if he was worth but five pounds in the world
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he would lay is against the man that was to run says that a
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litter man in company pulled out several Guineas, and that they
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called for a pot of Beer to drink with this Informant and his
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companions after they had paid their Reckoning says that they
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then went out together towards Highgate says that a boy driving
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a post Chaise which was matted up overtook them and that
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Brown stopped the Boy and took from him a Shirt and two
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shillings which this Informant obliged him to return says
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that at this time Coach coming by this aforesaid Accomplices
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stopped it and that he soon after heard a pistol fired, and that he
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immediately went up to the Coach and asked who fired the pistol
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when Gorman said he did that he then saw Brown Johnson and
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Gorman lifting a man into the Coach says that they robbed
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some of the Passenger in the said Coach then went across the
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Fields towards Tyburn and stopped at a lone House and drank
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some Gin and Beer and divided some Money which they took
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in the aforesaid Robbery then returned to their respective
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Lodgings says that the next day they met again at Gorman's
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Lodgings at Mrs. Leeches aforesaid and that about 7'o Clock
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in the evening he sweetman Collins Brown and Gorman went
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upon the rated beyond
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and stopped about and
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Robbed the passengers of a watch King about and some gold
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says that Collins has the King that Gorman bought it of him
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and allowed the nest a shilling a piece that Gormen also has
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the watch and sweetmen the boat says that on the said
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Monday night Gorman was dressed in a common blue Coat
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