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Informations of Witnesses taken at the parish of Saint
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July 1797 on view of the body of Peter
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Degoyer there lying dead
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of the deced late of London
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maketh oath that last Saturday afternoon
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a Woman
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last never seen but once before
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she does not know came to Dept. late Husbands house
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and asked of
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was there, meaning a man who carried
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things sometimes for Dept. Dept. told her that she did not know
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anything of him, on which she sayed she could sit down. Dept
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told her she should not, & the woman replied she could sit down
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as long as she liked. Dept insisted on her going; that she got up
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& went out on the door, and Dept look up
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been sitting on
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and placed it in the door way & leaned on the
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back it; the Woman then pulled Dept. cap off and struck her
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on the head. That presently the decd came home & inquired
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what was the matter, Dept told him. The Woman then took
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the deceds hat and wig off and beat him about the face with
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them, on which the deced layed hold of a Tea Kettle that had
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some dirty water in it & desired her to go along or he would
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throw the water over her, and he did throw some water
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upon her. That the Dept took the Kettle from him; and went
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backwards with it desiring the deced would get a Constable for the
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, and before Dept returned she was told her Husband
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was killed
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Sworn the 31st. July 1797
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before me
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T. Shelton Corr.
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