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Murders and Robberies Reported in London Area
A pond murder on Finchley common leaves a middle aged man found with his throat cut and various items in his pockets. A reward of five guineas was offered for information leading to the corpse recovery. A broker in Change Alley has vanished after a forged letter of attorney enabled sale of stock including Old South Sea annuities and Four per Cents. He is believed to have fled to France. In Piccadilly a man returning from Uxbridge was stopped by three footpads who robbed him of his watch and money and forced him to dismount before escaping with the booty.
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