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Image 263 of 4027th June 1771


Middlesex
to wit}


The Information of Ann Turner< no role >
of Denmark Street Spinster

Who on her Oath Saith that about fortnight
ago this Informant together with Mary Knight< no role > Alias
Murphy
< no role > & Sarah Jones< no role > Stole a Shew Glass from the Shop of James
Thwaite
< no role > of Ratcliff Highway Goldsmith Containing
twenty two Pair of Stone Shoe Buckles set in Silver
five Pair of Stone Knee buckles and an add one Set
in Silver, two Pair of Childrens Buckles set in
Silver fifteen Silver Pencils and three Pair of
Silver Sleave ButtonsBuckles,and took the said things to
Daniel Thomas< no role > of Denmark Street the said Mary
Murphy
< no role > alias Knight< no role > Stampped upon the Glass
and took out the Contents into her Apron and
took them into her Closet in her Apartment in
the said Thomass. House, & saith that she this Informt.
Mary Murphy< no role > Alias Knight< no role > , and Sarah Jones< no role > then
took the Shew Glass, to the New Road St. George in the
East and the said Murphy Alias Knight threw the
said Shew Glass into the Ditch, they then Came to
the House of the said Daniel Thomas< no role > again, and the
said Murphy Alias Knight took the said things out of
the Closet tyed them up in a Blue Apron and lodged
them [..] a Considerable heighth up the Chimney and Next
Morning She took them out of the Chimney and Carryed
them to Daniel Thomas< no role > and Asked him if he would
buy them, said Thomas Answered He would not be [..]
any of the said Goods while Sarah Jones< no role > was Present,
because she had been an Evidence against him on
Account of a Watch he had bought of her that she Stole,
the said Murphy Alias Knight then gave Sarah
Jones
< no role > four or five pair of Buckles and five pencils two Pair
of three Buckles and One Odd one for her Shaw, the said
Jones told this Informant She sold them to a JewThe said
Mary Murphy< no role > Alias Knight< no role > Sold to the said Daniel< no role >




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