Old Bailey Sessions:
Sessions Papers - Justices' Working Documents
OB | PS

1771

About this document type

Currently Held: London Metropolitan Archives

LL ref: LMOBPS450170241

Image 241 of 40218th April 1771


particularly One Man followed him to the Door
with a large Stone in his HandThat the Deceased
stood stile at the Door and told that Man he would shoot
him And Informant thinks he snapd' the Pistol several
times but it would not go offThat when the Deceased
found the Man did not Mind the Pistol the Deceased
Turnd' in and shut the Door and Informant Lock'd it
Saith the Deceased Begd' for Gods sake that Informant
would not Open itThat then the Man threw
the Stone he had in his Hand against Informants Door
And Swore that he would Murder All in the House
if Informant did not Turn him Out And broke Informants
WindowsThat then Informant Opened the Door
That when Informant Opened the Door the Deceased was
in the Cellar but hearing the Man who had the Stone Come
into the House the Deceased run out of the Cellar and got over a
Wall backwards into a large GardenSaith there is
a Gate close by Informants House which Leads into the
Garden And many People Crying Out there he is
there he is the Mob went thro the Gateway into [..] the Gardeninto the
And there they Caught the DeceasedThat Informant
heard a Pistol go off in the Garden But doth Know
who Fired it OffSaith she Saw no more of the
Deceased after he went Out of her House And Believes
that was about Two o'ClockThat She cannot from
any Judgment about the Number of Peoplewhothat were
Present And Saith That to her Knowledge She never before
Saw the Man who had the Stone in his Hand and that She was
so frightend' that She cannot Describe him And thinks She
Should not Know him again That there was no Other




View as XML