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The Information of
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James
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, taken before me this 5th: day of March
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1781.
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Who being on Oath say and first the said
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John Crockett
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for himself
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says that last Evening between 7 and 8 o'Clock as he was walking
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in the road near the Belvedire House by
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Islington
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, four men met
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him, one passed him, and the other three took hold of this Informants
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head thrusted it downwards, whereby he fell down, when the
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man who first passed him whom he is very sure is a Person
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now present who calls himself
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Samuel Horsey
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, put his
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hands into this Informants month and attempted to throttle
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him but on the said Mr Savage coming up the other three
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ran away as did the said
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, taking this
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Informants Hat now produced (which dropped when he fell)
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with him. That when he fell, the others attempted to rob
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him of his Watch & Money, but could not get at him Pockets.
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And further says he is very sure that the said
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Samuel
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is the identical Person, that passed him, attempted
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to throttle him, and that robbed him of his Hat as aforesaid
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And the said
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James Savage
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for himself says that on
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his coming up to the said Mr. Crockett last Evening after
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his ill-usage, he observed his Month very bloody and said
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"he had been robbed of his Hat" that Mr. Crockett pointed
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to a Man who then stood at a little distance in a
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