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The Information of Stephen Stelman of Greenwick Colledge in
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Pensioner taken this 15th day of March 1788
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Before me One of His Majesty's
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in and for the
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said County Who being on his Oath saith on Tuesday The Eleventh of March Instant
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in the afternoon between the hours of Three and four as he was passing along
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The person present who says her name is
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and Two other Woman inticed him into a house That he went up
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Stairs with Anderson gave her half a Crown and laid upon the Bed with her
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and within an hour The said
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got up and run down Stairs
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says he suspecting she had robbed him her jumped out of Bed rundown Stairs
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over took her and charged her with taking his Silver Buckles out of his
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Shoes which cost him Eighteen Shillings and on Searching his Pockets
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afterwards down Stairs he missed half a Guinea half a Crown and Some Silver Mony amounting
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in the whole to Eighteen or nineteen Shillings. Says he is Positive his
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said Buckles were in his Shoes and the said sum of Eighteen or nineteen Shills.
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in his right hand Breeches pocket at the Time he went to Bed as aforesaid
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Says when he came down Stairs he recollects
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and the said Two
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other women who platised him as aforesaid Saying he had not any mony in his pockets he pulled out of
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his said Pocket
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The said half a Guinea half a Crown and said Silver mony
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and held the same in his Open hand for them to see One of whom knocked the
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said Mony out of his hand and all three scrambled for the said Mony the said
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he is certain was one Who scrambled and to keep part of
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his said Mony none of Which he got
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Taken and Sworn
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The Day and Year abovementioned
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Before me
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John Staples
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says she lodges at the house of Mr. Moss Stay maker in
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and that on Tuesday last in the afternoon between the hours of One and Two Stephen
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Stelman came up Stairs into her room where was herself and
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Jane Wild
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who went out for a Quartern of Rum
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to drink and in the mean time the said
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and herself went to bed and whilst they
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were on the Bed Two Girl who she doth not know came into the Room one of Whom took
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the shoes of the said Joseph off the bed and ran down Stairs says she got up ran down stairs
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after them
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leaving the other Give up the room that she staid at a Neighbours until she was
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taken denies being present at the Time Stelman says he had his Mony knocked out
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of his hands
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Taken and Signed
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This 15th day of March 1788
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Before me
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