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ye westm in the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65237_geo2523">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Informations of<lb></lb>
Witnesses taken this 16 Novr. 1797<lb></lb>
at the Dwelling House of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65237_n2232-1">Jno Smith</rs>
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<p n="2233"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65237_n2233-1">Robt Trapp</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65237_occ1200">Supernumeray <obscured></obscured>
Watchman</rs>
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for <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65237_geo2524">St. Margts<lb></lb>
parish</rs>
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<lb></lb>
being sworn, saith, that he was on duty on Tuesday<lb></lb>
Morning last the 14 Inst. in <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65237_geo2525">Dartmouth Street</rs>
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<lb></lb>
he saw two Carts pass him; It was about 10 Minutes<lb></lb>
past 5 o'Clock in the Morning of tuesday. he saw<lb></lb>
two Drivers with the two Carts, they were both riding<lb></lb>
on the shafts. there were no other persons then<lb></lb>
present. he was accosted by the Constable of the<lb></lb>
Night who told him a man was run over. he<lb></lb>
went immediately to the Deced & found him lying<lb></lb>
in the Street. he said Bilby has the Cart gone over<lb></lb>
you. he replied my Ribs are brocke. he said<lb></lb>
that he was riding on the Shaft & fell down<lb></lb>
& the wheel went over. the Carts belong<lb></lb>
to Mr. Cooperhe got immediate assistance<lb></lb>
& he was taken to the Hospital where he<lb></lb>
died yesterdayhe was driving the 2d Cart<lb></lb>
Robert Trapp<lb></lb>
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being<lb></lb>
sworn saith that the deced was brot there before<lb></lb>
6 on Tuesday Morng last. nearly all the Ribs on one<lb></lb>
side were broken his Liver was also broken & the Cavity<lb></lb>
of the Belly was full of Blood the Lungs also were a<lb></lb>
little injured. he died on Wednesday morng about 9 o'Clock &<lb></lb>
continued sensible till his death</p>
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