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<p n="469">''Six & Seven o Clock in the Evening, but Moon light,<lb></lb>
''tho' Some what cloudy, but there was Light sufficient''<lb></lb>
''to distinguish <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n469-1">Cornelius Carty</rs>
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's Person clearly, as He''<lb></lb>
''continued, at the Horse's Had, my Husband delivered''<lb></lb>
'Some Shilling to the Man, Who held the Pistol to''<lb></lb>
''Him and hegged they would not use Him ill, after''<lb></lb>
''He had given His Money, the Man with the Pistol''<lb></lb>
''insisted my Husband had more Money, He assured''<lb></lb>
''them He had not, upon which Carty left the Horse''<lb></lb>
''and came up to the Cart, and the two Man by Some Means<lb></lb>
''forced my Husband off the Cart, my Son continued''<lb></lb>
''asleep till about this time, when He jumped up''<lb></lb>
''and endeavored to get out of the Cart, but being''<lb></lb>
''entangled by his Frock, the two Robbers, came up''<lb></lb>
''to Him, and laid Hold of Him, and a Scuff le ensued''<lb></lb>
''between them, and my son continued to hold <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n469-2">Cornelius<lb></lb>
''Carty</rs>
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. till Some Men came up, to whom We<lb></lb>
''called for assistance, upon which the Man with the<lb></lb>
''Pistol made His Escape over the Hedge, and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n469-3">Cornelius<lb></lb>
''Carty</rs>
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was Secured, We found my Husband laying''<lb></lb>
''groaning on the Road, We then got or Him up, but<lb></lb>
''He was not able to Stand, having a Wound on the''<lb></lb>
''right Side of His Face, ear His Eye, from whence''<lb></lb>
''a great Quantity of Blood, had issued, and He was''<lb></lb>
''So Saint, that He could not speak So as to be''<lb></lb>
''understood, I dont Know how the Wound was''<lb></lb>
''given, as I did not See any other Weapon than the''<lb></lb>
''Pistol in the Hand of the other Man before this''<lb></lb>
''happened my Husband was in a good State of Health<lb></lb>
''And aged about fifty five Years, He languished''<lb></lb>
''till the Tuesday Night following, and then died of''</p>
<p n="470"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45037_n470-1">Mary Williams</rs>
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