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to Humphry Wild, the deceas'd, he found the Wound was 6 Inches deep and more, and had cut several Arteries and that it was the cause of his Death. The Prisoner upon his being examined had confess'd before the Justice that the Boy having call'd him fat-ars'd-Dick, and given him very provoking language he did borrow a Penknife of another Boy and running after him did give him a Wound with it in the Place aforesaid, this confession was produc'd in Court in Evidence against him. The Prisoner in his defence pleaded, as he was linking near the Play-House in
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he saw the deceased pick a Gentlemans Pocket that thereupon he went to him and charging him with it, the deceas'd ask'd him what was that to him, and calling him several names pull'd out a Penknife and offer'd to stick him, whereupon he borrow'd a Penknife of another Boy and following him, the deceas'd fell down, and he fell upon him, and did not know but falling upon him might give him the aforesaid Wound, but that he receiv'd also a Wound in his Wrist from the deceas'd. The Surgeon being ask'd whether he had not before complain'd of any Wound, answer'd he had not. Upon hearing the whole matter the Jury found him
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