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<p n="373">of his Hanger against his Body and said if he did not come out<lb></lb>
of the Ground that Instant he would push it into him, Jackson<lb></lb>
then came out and he search'd him but found nothing upon him<lb></lb>
This Informant then insisted he should go with him towards<lb></lb>
W Hughes house which he was not Inclined to do but he<lb></lb>
made him go, and when he came facing the house he call'd out<lb></lb>
W Hughes several times and he saw a Light thro' the Key hole<lb></lb>
of the Door and two Persons came and opened it and this<lb></lb>
Informant asked them if the Prisoner Jackson Worked for Mr<lb></lb>
<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Hughes one of them answered very softly "yes" That this<lb></lb>
Informant began then to have great suspicion That W Hughes<lb></lb>
house had been broke open and some Persons wee Robbing it<lb></lb>
Her then call'd out M Hughes several times very loud and<lb></lb>
upon M Hughes's Foreman Answering him Four Fellows<lb></lb>
Rushed out of the house and as soon as one of them got about<lb></lb>
two Yards from him he presented a Pistol at him and pulled<lb></lb>
the Trigger which flashed in the pan the first two persons<lb></lb>
then ran away and got upon the Bank upon which this<lb></lb>
Informant drew back let go Jackson and immediately put<lb></lb>
his hand to his own Pistol and when Jackson got upon the<lb></lb>
bank to the other two one of them turned about and send<lb></lb>
"Bugger his Eyes Shoot him." This Informant Called out<lb></lb>
Fire away I have got as many Pistols as you have which<lb></lb>
the did and the shot went over his head And this Informant<lb></lb>
the Returned the Fire and one of them put his hand to his Side<lb></lb>
and appeared to be Wounded upon which Jackson em done<lb></lb>
of the others ran to him and took him under the Arms and Carried<lb></lb>
him off And this Informant would have followed them but he had<lb></lb>
no more Powder and BallThat he did not see either of the Persons<lb></lb>
until near four Weeks afterwards when he was informed that a<lb></lb>
Person was in Custody answering the Description of Jackson and<lb></lb>
this Informant went to the <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo399">Bridewell</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo400">St Georges Fields</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo401">South warn</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and there saw him and immediately knew him to be the same Person</p>
<p n="374">Both Sworn the <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45032_date71">18th. day of April<lb></lb>
1787</rs>
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before me}</p>
<p n="375"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo402">J: Martyr</rs>
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<p n="376"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n376-1">Richd Hughes</rs>
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<p n="377">The Mark of<lb></lb>
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<lb></lb>
<del> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n377-1">Richard Hughes</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n377-2">John Elliott</rs>
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