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The Information of
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taken before me this 17th. Day of July
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1784.
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That between
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One and two o'Clock on Thursday morning the £8: Instant he heard
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a Watchman Rattle in
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That he observed a Man runnning
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across in New StreetThat Informant made towards said Man
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and laid hold of him, when said Man put his Arm round Informant's
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Neck and said "Watchman I am robbedI am satbbledI am a
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dead Man support me". That the said Man was bleeding and
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appeared to have been stabbled in his Right side. That this Informant
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with others took said Man to Mrs. Jarvis's Surgeon in
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where he died in about half an hour. And
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the said
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-fordbury and hearing the cry of "Murder" he Rung his Rattle
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with the wounded
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, and attended them to Mr.. Jarvis's in
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Sworn before me this
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17th.. Day of July 1784}
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