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which this Examinant suffered him to go on. That just
as Caddie was come up to Gray and Stunnells Assistance this
Examinant being behunt with the other Man, he heard the
Report of a Pistol which he believes was fired off by Gray
and which killed. Mr. Herd as this Examinant verily believed
That Caddie soon returned back to this Examinant [..] and
said to him "Over here" pointing to the next Field" they have do
"him he is as dead as a Stone for he fell back and never stirred
"Hand or Foot or gave a Groan". whereupon this Examinant and
Caddie went over into the Field & there met Gray and Stunnel
That they went over the Field's together towards Grays House in
Hoxton and in Conversation as they walked along Gray said
to Caddie "You have done him" to which Caddie replied "How can
"that be as my Pistol is the same as when I went out". That this
Examinant is convinced within himself that Gray fired off the
Pistol which killed the deceased as he carried out with [..]
a loaded Pistol but did not bring it home with him again
That Caddie had a loaded Pistol with him but he did not fire
it off but bought it back with him loaded and Stunnel had [..]
other Weapon than a Cutlass. ThatCaddiethis Exam [..]
believes that Gray threw his Pistol into a pond in the Brick
Fields as they went along together as this Examinant [..] saw
him fling something into the pond and on his asking Gray wh [..]
it was Gray said it was a Brickbat to which this Examinant
replied it was a Pistol, and this Examinant saith that Gray
had not taken up any Brickbat in his Hand That this Examinant
going along asked the others what Money they had got and
Gray said "heres all I"ve got" giving this Examinant two or
three Guineas. On coming to Grays House the Money was
pasted among them, and a Six pence which was gilt over
taken with the other Money was thrown awayThat this
Examinant burnt the Papers he took, at his own House. That
[..] in Conversation since between this Examinant and Gray
he asked Gray "Howit rested upon his Mind" ( [..] eaning the
shooting Mr. Herd) to which Gray replied' it rests easy as
"he (meaning the deceased) would have took my Life if he could




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