or suspecting them to be Accomplids desired the
deceased to walk behind him to present his being
attacked behind as he was apprehensive of a rescue
by the appearance of the Persons following That he
[..] took the said Michael Walker< no role > for about two or three
hundred yards and passing several shops in which
there was much Light he had repeated Opportunitys
of inspecting his Features and well knows him to
be the said Michael Walker< no role > That upon their coming
to a Turning in Holborn called smarts Buildings
the said Michael Walker< no role > insisted upon going down
that Turning saying there was a Magistrate then
sitting at Bottom of that place That Deponent
refused to go down upon which the said Michael Walker< no role > the
made a violent Exertion and disengaged himself from the
Deponent who immediately made a Blow at him with
his Stick and knocked him down upon which Deponent
was attacked by a Man in a short Jackett which
Deponent knows to have been the same person
that received something from the said Michael Walker< no role >
which he verily believes to have been his pockett
Book That upon such atttack being made Deponent
Struck him and the deceased Duncan Robert on
came to his Assistance and a general affray
ensured That both the said Michael Walker< no role > and the
other Person (whose name is unknown to this Deponent)
struck the deceased Duncan Robertson< no role > Mary Blows
but it being dark Deponent could not clearly discover
the Weapons they made Use of-The affray or
Engagement continued form [..] or five Minutes that
Duncan Robertson< no role > and retreated and Oath again
attacked Deponent and Deponent defended himself
against them both for some time when they ran off
as did some other Persons who were present but had
not engaged nor assisted-Upon their running off
Deponent followed them down the Buildings
until he came to a past so extremely dark that