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it Iiappen'd that one Mr. H^ooii who lived at the Ni/ie-
Pin and Bcnvl at Edgivare, accidentally paffing by, and
feeing the Horfes in the Street, knew them to be the
fame Horfes on which the Fellows was on that robb'd
Mr. Laivrence; on which he got fome Aififlance, and
went into the Houfe, where he faw them, and imme-
diately knowing fielder to be one of the Perfons, he en-
deavour'd to feize him, but they made great Oppofition,
two of them got off, as did alfo V/heekr, but being
purfued was taken in Bloomsbury-Market, and he toge-
ther with Fielder and SchcoUng, being carry'd before
Juftice Hind in Great Ormond-ftreet, they for fomctirae
perfuled in the Denial of the Fafts ; but upon the J«-
ftices examining them very ftriftly. End perfuading them
to make an ingenuous Confeffion, Wheeler (who it was
believed had an Intention to make himfelf an Evidence
againft his Comrades, in order to fave his own Life)
defired to be admitted an Evidence, and then give a
long Information againft his Confederates, whereupon
he himfelf was ient to Nenu-Prifon, and his Compa-
nions Fielder and Schooling to Nenvgate.
Upon Wheeler''^ information, the Names of fevetal
of his Accomplices, with a Defcription of their Per-
fons, were immediately advertifed in the Gazette, and
other Papers, and Endeavours ufed to get them appre-
hended, but the fame proved inefFeftual, till Feb. 14,
about 11 o'clock at Night, two of thofe impeached by
Wheeler, viz. one Rofe and Walker, and alfo a Woman
who went by the Name of Rofe alias Frazier, and
fometime pafied for the Wife of Rofe, were taken at a
Brandy-Shop in Thicuitig-Lane, Weflmivfler, Mr. Laijj-
renee^ Son of Earlsbury Farm, being prefent,. and affi-
fted at the taking of them, who as foon as he faw
them, rufhed in upon them, and knocked them both
down; notwithftanding which, it was with great DiiH-
culty they were fecured, having feveral Piftols with
them, which they endeavoured to fire, and for that
Night they were committed to the Gatehoufe, for a
further Examination j in the meaa Time on fearching
their