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