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on her Oath saith, that on the Twenty
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seventh day of December last about Eight o'Clock in the Evening
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Dept. was in the Dining Room of Mrs. Lowthers House and on
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hearing a Noise opened the Shutters of one of the Windows and
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saw four Men in the Court before the House, Says that one of
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the Men had a Stick in his Hand, and Dept. thought that they
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were playing, Says that she went to the Fireside, but on
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hearing a louder Noise in the Court, Dept. went into another
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Room and looking thro' a Sash Window, saw one of the Men
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lift up a Stick and follow another Man toward the House door
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and saw the Man fall down upon the Stone Steps before the
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but Dept. did not see any stroke given, Says that two Men
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Immediately run out of the Court, laughing, but Dept. can not
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say who they are, Says that she was then informed by
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down Stairs.
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Hospital on his
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Oath saith, that on the Twenty seventh day of December last about
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Eight o'Clock in the Evening the Deced was brought to said Hospital,
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Says that he Examined the Deced and found a wound and Fracture on the left
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side of Deced's Head, and a small Wound on the top of Deced's Head
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Says that Mr. Branfield the
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was sent for and Dressed Deced
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Head that Night, and afterwards took proper care of him, but Deced.
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died yesterday Morning, Says that the Deced's Head was opened
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this Morning by Mr.
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clearly appeared to Dept. that the Fracture abovementioned
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