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<p n="131"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo85">Middlesex</rs>
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The Information of Stephen Stelman of Greenwick Colledge in<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo86">County of Kent</rs>
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Pensioner taken this 15th day of March 1788<lb></lb>
Before me One of His Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45034_occ40">Justices of the Peace</rs>
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in and for the<lb></lb>
said County Who being on his Oath saith on Tuesday The Eleventh of March Instant<lb></lb>
in the afternoon between the hours of Three and four as he was passing along<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo87">Cable Street</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo88">St. George Middlesex</rs>
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The person present who says her name is <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n131-1">Mary<lb></lb>
Anderson</rs>
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and Two other Woman inticed him into a house That he went up<lb></lb>
Stairs with Anderson gave her half a Crown and laid upon the Bed with her<lb></lb>
and within an hour The said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n131-2">Mary Anderson</rs>
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got up and run down Stairs<lb></lb>
says he suspecting she had robbed him her jumped out of Bed rundown Stairs<lb></lb>
over took her and charged her with taking his Silver Buckles out of his<lb></lb>
Shoes which cost him Eighteen Shillings and on Searching his Pockets<lb></lb>
afterwards down Stairs he missed half a Guinea half a Crown and Some Silver Mony amounting<lb></lb>
in the whole to Eighteen or nineteen Shillings. Says he is Positive his<lb></lb>
said Buckles were in his Shoes and the said sum of Eighteen or nineteen Shills.<lb></lb>
in his right hand Breeches pocket at the Time he went to Bed as aforesaid<lb></lb>
Says when he came down Stairs he recollects <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n131-3">Mary Anderson</rs>
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and the said Two<lb></lb>
other women who platised him as aforesaid Saying he had not any mony in his pockets he pulled out of<lb></lb>
his said Pocket<obscured></obscured>
The said half a Guinea half a Crown and said Silver mony<lb></lb>
and held the same in his Open hand for them to see One of whom knocked the<lb></lb>
said Mony out of his hand and all three scrambled for the said Mony the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n131-4">Mary Anderson</rs>
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he is certain was one Who scrambled and to keep part of<lb></lb>
his said Mony none of Which he got<del>himself</del>
again</p>
<p n="132"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n132-1">Stephen Slitman</rs>
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<p n="133">Taken and Sworn<lb></lb>
The Day and Year abovementioned<lb></lb>
Before me<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n133-1">John Staples</rs>
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<p n="134"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n134-1">Mary Andersons</rs>
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says she lodges at the house of Mr. Moss Stay maker in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo89">Cable Street</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo90">St. George<lb></lb>
Middlesex</rs>
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and that on Tuesday last in the afternoon between the hours of One and Two Stephen<lb></lb>
Stelman came up Stairs into her room where was herself and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n134-2">Jane Wild</rs>
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who went out for a Quartern of Rum<lb></lb>
to drink and in the mean time the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n134-3">Stephen Stelman</rs>
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and herself went to bed and whilst they<lb></lb>
were on the Bed Two Girl who she doth not know came into the Room one of Whom took<lb></lb>
the shoes of the said Joseph off the bed and ran down Stairs says she got up ran down stairs<lb></lb>
after them<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
leaving the other Give up the room that she staid at a Neighbours until she was<lb></lb>
taken denies being present at the Time Stelman says he had his Mony knocked out<lb></lb>
of his hands</p>
<p n="135">Taken and Signed<lb></lb>
This 15th day of March 1788<lb></lb>
Before me</p>
<p n="136"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n136-1">John Staples</rs>
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<p n="137">her<lb></lb>
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Anderson</rs>
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