that which was on Fire from the Explosion
of the Blunderbuss and Bellamy there went
away about his Business and Fisheman
seen afterwards [..] and afrisad me in
[..] him strait upon the Barge Stean
street when he appeared to be quite dead
and upon examining him to found an
orifice in his left Breast where Imagined
a Ball had entir'd which was the cause
of his death upon as Vent had fired off
the Piece the second time I stooped down
to fasten my Boat and I saw no more of
him until I saw him at the Watchhouse
about five o'Clock the same Morning.
where I was sent for to relate the above

M. German

Thomas Bellamy< no role > a Lighterman , employed
by Mr Wood being sworn deposeth as
follows, That Yesterday Morning (Sunday
the 15th. Instant of about half pant our
o'Clock in the Morning I went to look
after the Craft belonging to Mr. Wood lying
at

at Northumberland Wharf I observed two
Men driped in the [..] Trowsers
not bing some of the Crafts of Coals upon
which I returned and the To her Vent the
Watchman what I had discovered and
he and I and Mr. Gyour [..] aim went in a
Boat I am Hungerford Stairs and towed
up to their Boat is which they had same
Coals and the two Men then quitted the their
Boat and went over two Baye where in the deceased
was in his Cabin and I saw them get clear
away from thence and I told Vent that Watchman
that they were gone When the Men were
getting out of their boat upon the Baye
Vent discharged his Blunderbuss the first
time at them, and then Charged it again in
the Boat Steen and then get out of the
Boat with me and went forward into
the Barge head and then returned to the
Cabin and bed me go into the Barge Cabin
to pull the Man out which I refused
to do, tilling him that neither of the Men
werein and advised him not to shoots but he said dam me I say there
is, and added [..] Dramnye come out I will
have you out or I will shoot you in Consequence of which
the