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of his Hanger against his Body and said if he did not come out
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of the Ground that Instant he would push it into him, Jackson
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then came out and he search'd him but found nothing upon him
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W Hughes house which he was not Inclined to do but he
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W Hughes several times and he saw a Light thro' the Key hole
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Hughes one of them answered very softly "yes" That this
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house had been broke open and some Persons wee Robbing it
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Her then call'd out M Hughes several times very loud and
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upon M Hughes's Foreman Answering him Four Fellows
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Rushed out of the house and as soon as one of them got about
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two Yards from him he presented a Pistol at him and pulled
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the Trigger which flashed in the pan the first two persons
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then ran away and got upon the Bank upon which this
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Informant drew back let go Jackson and immediately put
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his hand to his own Pistol and when Jackson got upon the
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bank to the other two one of them turned about and send
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"Bugger his Eyes Shoot him." This Informant Called out
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Fire away I have got as many Pistols as you have which
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the did and the shot went over his head And this Informant
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the Returned the Fire and one of them put his hand to his Side
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and appeared to be Wounded upon which Jackson em done
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of the others ran to him and took him under the Arms and Carried
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him off And this Informant would have followed them but he had
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no more Powder and BallThat he did not see either of the Persons
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until near four Weeks afterwards when he was informed that a
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Person was in Custody answering the Description of Jackson and
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this Informant went to the
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