Middx

Wm. Johnson< no role > Apprentice to John Jones< no role > Gunsmith
in Sugar loaf Court Goodmans yard upon his Oath
informeth & says that he lies in ye Same room
with John Pitts< no role > & Samll Hullock< no role > who were both
Journey men to his Sd Master John Jones< no role > , That
between two & three this morning about day break
he awak'd with ye. noise of John Pitts< no role > his Crying
out Murder & upon his asking what was the
Matter ye Sd Saml Hullock< no role > came to him & beat
him over ye head with a hammer or some other
instrument and wounded him in sevll places
upon which he run down Sta [..] lld his Man [..]
That before he went down Stairs he heard
Jno. Pitts Say sevll. times to Saml. Hullock you
have kill'd me That Saml Hullock< no role > went to
bed before him but ye Other; S: Hullock came
to bed after he was asleep & he heard no
quarrelling between then that night & more
[..] this Deponent

Sworn before me
May 11 1747

Richd: Ricards< no role >

The mark of
Wm. [mark] Johnson< no role >

Middx

John Jones< no role > Gunsmith on his Oath
says yt between two & three of ye Clock this
morning he was call'd up by his Apprentice Wm
Johnson< no role > who told him ye Sam Hullock< no role > had
Murder'd him & was now beating of Jno Pitts< no role >
upon which he directly went up into the
Chamber where ye men work which adjoins
to ye. Chamber where they lie, & upon asking
Sam Hullock what was ye matter he came to
him & Stab'd him in ye bel [..] a bayo [..]
That he saw John Pitts< no role > lye on ye. Ground
very bloody & Speechless that of his Wife
& Daughter had not come up directly to
his assistance he believes Hullock would
have hill'd him that he does not believe
Hullock was drunk nor did he Ever know
him committ any acts of madness or Luna [..]
& more says not this Dept.

John Jones< no role >

Sworn before me
May ye 11th 1747

Richd: Ricards< no role >