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19th October 1786 - 21st December 1787

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Image 228 of 7744th May 1787


He was coming directlyThat Deponent went away
and got about two Dons offThe when two Men came
put the Deponent, and One of the Men put His
Arm found the Deponent, and One of the Men put His
immediately called out, and Her Husband the
deceased [..] came directly, but Deponent
cant tell whether or not He ran against or struck
either them May nor can He Deponent recollect
whether either of the Men spoke to the Deponent, before
One of them so put His Arm round the Deponent's
NeckThat upon the deceased coming up, the
shortest Man, struck the deceased a violent Blow, as
He Deponent belongs in the ForceThat neither of
the Men were known to this Deponent on Her Husband
before that timeThat the two Men ran away
after they had struck the deceased several Blows,
and heard some Person coming to His AssistanceThat
the deceased ran after Them, but Deponent did not see any
more that passed till they were taken into Custody
that the deced went afterwards to Mr. Old royd's
Surgeon , for proper Applications for the Hurts He
had reced That He got Home about Eleven o Clock
at Night,was in very great Pain all Night
and complained particularly of his Head and Jous
That He went to the Magistrate the next
Morning, and gave His Charge against the two
Men,anfor striking Him, and the Deponent gave




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