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in Court before me the said Coroner and
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the Foreman and the rest of the Jury here
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present, that pursuant to the aforesaid
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Warrant, this Deponent called to his
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Assistance, the Deceased and divers. others
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of the Patrole belonging to the said Office
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amounting to fifty and
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upwards in Number) to the said Kings
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Arms in Maynard Street, about nine
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o'Clock in the Evening of the said
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twenty sixth day of December last,
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that, when he and the above said Patrole
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came to the said House ha and some of
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the said Patrole went into the Tap-Room
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where they found several Persons there
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drinking and smoking, and upon this
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Deponent's hearing some body playing
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upon a Fiddle and Persons dancing
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above Stairs, he this Deponent and
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some of the Patrole went up Stairs
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with him, and secured the Men
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in Number about fifteen, most of when
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were sent to different Watch-houses
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and whilst third Deponent and some of
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the Patrole were Putting the Women
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(in Number about twenty five including
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the Woman in the Chair the said Muting
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being composed of the Coner Cless of People called the Cock and then Club
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into another Room in order to keep them
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together until they could be safely conveyed
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tot he watchhouses one of the Patrole
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came up to this Deponent and said, for
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God Almiphtys So he, Mr Millar come down im
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mediately, for our People are being
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cut to pieces and there will be some of
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them murder'd, upon which this Deponent
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came down Stairs immediately and saw
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to the Number of nine Irishmen beating
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and cutting the deceased in the Tap-Room
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with Cut losses and Bludgeons, whereupon
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this Deponent made a Blow with his
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Cut Cass at some of them who were b
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ting
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and Striking the deceased, and this Deponent
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new a Persons cut the deceased on the
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left Shoulder which fell him to the
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Ground, and he immediately exclaimed
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Mercy, Mercy,
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Lord Iron murdered
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