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<interp inst="t18331017-114-person1102" type="gender" value="male"/> </persName> . I am in the service of Mr. Nicholas
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<interp inst="t18331017-114-person1103" type="gender" value="male"/> </persName> (police-sergeant D 6). I took the prisoner; I found nothing on him but a duplicate of a pair of shoes and a knife - he said he did it for want.</p>
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