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Image 93 of 37612th January 1789


''Six & Seven o Clock in the Evening, but Moon light,
''tho' Some what cloudy, but there was Light sufficient''
''to distinguish Cornelius Carty< no role > 's Person clearly, as He''
''continued, at the Horse's Had, my Husband delivered''
'Some Shilling to the Man, Who held the Pistol to''
''Him and hegged they would not use Him ill, after''
''He had given His Money, the Man with the Pistol''
''insisted my Husband had more Money, He assured''
''them He had not, upon which Carty left the Horse''
''and came up to the Cart, and the two Man by Some Means
''forced my Husband off the Cart, my Son continued''
''asleep till about this time, when He jumped up''
''and endeavored to get out of the Cart, but being''
''entangled by his Frock, the two Robbers, came up''
''to Him, and laid Hold of Him, and a Scuff le ensued''
''between them, and my son continued to hold Cornelius
''Carty
< no role > . till Some Men came up, to whom We
''called for assistance, upon which the Man with the
''Pistol made His Escape over the Hedge, and Cornelius
''Carty
< no role > was Secured, We found my Husband laying''
''groaning on the Road, We then got or Him up, but
''He was not able to Stand, having a Wound on the''
''right Side of His Face, ear His Eye, from whence''
''a great Quantity of Blood, had issued, and He was''
''So Saint, that He could not speak So as to be''
''understood, I dont Know how the Wound was''
''given, as I did not See any other Weapon than the''
''Pistol in the Hand of the other Man before this''
''happened my Husband was in a good State of Health
''And aged about fifty five Years, He languished''
''till the Tuesday Night following, and then died of''

Mary Williams< no role >




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