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tisfaiftory Account, they were confuking that Mr. Eaton
fhould in a Day or two's Time go and enquire for her,
without taking Notice that he had feen LongTnore or
^Jhhy ; but in the Interim Longmore'i Brother interpos'd,
faying, 'twas apparent their Coufin had been murd'red,
and there were violent Reafons to fufpeft Mrs. Hayes
and the other Perfons, 1.122;. Wood and Billings, (who
ftie had told 'em, drank with him the Night before his
pretended Journey) were either principal Aftors, or at
leaft privy to the Murder; that 'twas his Opinion it
ought not to be delay'd a Minute ; for in two or three
Days they might be gone from their Lodgings, as
doubtlefs they would if they entertain'd any manner o£
Sufpicion of a Difcovery.
tfpon this, Longmore and the others faid they would
then go about it, and accordingly Longmore, &c. went
immediately to Juftice Lamberfs, and acquainted him
with the Difcovery they had made, defiring his War-
rant to apprehend them on Sufpicion. Juftice Lambert,
after having thoroughly examined the faid Parties, con-
curr'd with them in their Opinion, and iffucd out a
Warrant for apprehending Mrs. Hayes, Tho. Wood, Tho.
Billings, and Mary Sfringate, but alfo fent for the pro-
per Officers to execute the fame, and refolv'd to go him-
felf with them to fee it done that Evening about Nine
of the Clock.
Accordingly at the Hour appointed they all met,
with two Officers of the Guards, whom Eaion had in
the Interim acquainted with the Affair, went to Joneses,
where Hayes, Billings, and Springate lodg"'d, and Long'
more leading the Campany, they went directly in at tihe
Door, and going up Stairs, Jones not knowing the Oc-
cafion of fo many Perfons coming into his Houfe, de-
manded who, and what they were, and what they
wanted ; he was foon anfwer'd, that they had fufficient
Authority for what they were about, and requir'd
fome Candles to be brought them, with which being
fupply'd, they all went up Stairs,
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