An Account of the apprehending and taking of John Davis and Phillip Wake for setting Dr. Sloan's house on fire, to robb the same, with their committed to Newgate as also the discovery of 4 persons who burnt the house of Squire Aisleby in Red-Lyon Square, and murther'd his lady. 1700 Approx. 4 KB of XML-encoded text transcribed from 1 1-bit group-IV TIFF page image. Text Creation Partnership, Ann Arbor, MI ; Oxford (UK) : 2009-10 (EEBO-TCP Phase 1). A24705 Wing A231 ESTC R880 11946573 ocm 11946573 51326

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 eng Wake, Phillip, d. 1700. Davis, John, d. 1700. Sloane, Hans, -- Sir, 1660-1753. Crime -- England -- London. Criminals -- England -- London. Broadsides -- England -- 17th century. 2008-06 Assigned for keying and markup 2008-09 Keyed and coded from ProQuest page images 2008-11 Sampled and proofread 2008-11 Text and markup reviewed and edited 2009-02 Batch review (QC) and XML conversion
All Account of the Apprehending, and Taking of John Davis, and Phillip Wake, For Setting Dr. Sloan's Houſe on Fire, to Robb the ſame, with their Committed to Newgate. As alſo, The Diſcovery of 4 Perſons, who Burnt the Houſe of 'Squire Aiſleby, in Red-Lyon-Square, and Murther'd his Lady.

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SOME Weekes ago, the Houſe of Dr. Sloan near Bloomsbury-Square, was attempted to be Broke open by ſeveral Notorious Perſons; which to perform, they got over into a back Yeard adjoyning to the Fields, but having ſeveral times Endeavoured without ſucceſs to force the Doors open (they being ſtrongly Bolted and Secured within) the ſaid Villains, by the Inſtigation of the Devil, Immediatly fix'd upon this Deſperate, Terible, and Diſmal Reſolution, viz. to ſet the Houſe on Fire in ſeveral places, and by this violent method, to amaze the Family to that degree, as to open the Doors; and then under pretence of Friendly aſſiſtance, they were to ruſh in and Robb the Houſe; but Bleſſed be God they are prevented tho having cut ſeveral Splinters off the Door of the Houſe of Office, and ſet Fire to them under the Window, and Back Door of the Pantrey, which being of thin and dry Deal-Boards, burnt with great Violence, and had anſwered their wicked Deſigns, if Providence had ſo Ordered the matter, that the Lady was awake, who ſmelling the Scent of the Fire, could not be ſatisfied till the Servants were call'd up, upon which one of them going Down Stairs, and Opening the Pantry-Door was almoſt Chok'd, with the Violence of the Smoke and Flame, which by this time, had got great Advantage, whereupon being amazed, he Cry'd out Fire, and their upon Alarm'd the whole Family, who by the help of ſeveral Tubbs of Water, which were happily brought in over Night in order to waſh their Linnen (the Fire tho very Violent) was in a ſhort time Extinguiſhed; during this amazing Diſorder 3 or 4 Men were obſerved by ſome of the Neighbours, to ſtand liſtening in the back Yard to make their Enterance, as ſoon as the Door was opened; but ſeeing their Deſign were Fruſtrated, they Sheer'd off with all the haiſt Imaginable, and ſo made their Eſcapes: And tho in order to their being Diſcovered, Dr. Sloans offered a Reward of 100 l. to any Perſon that would Apprehend either of them, yet they remain'd Undiſcovered till laſt Week, at which time as if the Almighty was more than ordinary offended with ſuch an abominable undertaking, they were Diſcovered, and taken after a ſtrange manner, viz. one of them being Surprized in Weſtminſter for a Notorious Crime and ſent to the Gate-Houſe, he there in Order to get his Diſcharge, Diſcovered the aforeſaid Villany, by whoſe Directions John Davis, and Phillip Wake, were taken into Cuſtody, and Carried before the Recorder, who Committed them both to Newgate, on Saturday laſt.

And this Day we are inform'd that a Servant belonging to Squire Aiſleby, has made a Diſcovery of four Notorious Villains, who after having Murthered his Lady, and Robb'd the Houſe, in Red-Lyon-Square ſet it on Fire, wherein ſhe was Burnt to Aſhes, and ſame ſay the aforeſaid Perſons in Newgate, were Concern'd in that Cruel, and Inhuman Barbarity; and if ſo it was a Crime of ſuch an abominable Nature, as hardly ever was heard of in any Age, in regard a Ʋertious, Harmleſs, and Innocent Lady, Expired in thoſe Mercileſs Flames.

London, Printed by J. W. in Fleet-ſtreet, 1700