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. About the middle of August last the Prisoner and another man assaulted me at the end of
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about 11 at night. The Prisoner knocked me down, and another struck me over the head. I called to the Watch, but the Watchman would not take charge of them. They assaulted me twice; first at the end of Black-Boy-Alley, and afterwards at the end of Chick Lane. After I was knocked down, the Prisoner put his hand into my pocket, and took out 2 s. and a penny. He held something like a cutlass over me, and said, if I spoke a word, wo betide me.
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Dennis. Mr. Foot had him in custody, and insisted upon my prosecuting him.
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Dennis. I follow Musick now, but I am a
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Prisoner. I have known the Gentleman these 3 months: he used to come to my house, and play upon musick, and used to beg for money, and I would not give him any, so I suppose he swears against me for that.
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. The Prisoner lives in a very honest way, and gets his bread by what he can - He goes of errands, or drives sheep, or does any thing in an honest way. He is forced to live where he can. I am a shoemaker in Beech-Lane.
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. I have known the Prisoner several years. He is willing to do any thing, go of errands, &c. He was pressed, and carried among the soldiers, but was taken up for this.
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Cath. Page. The Prisoner is my own brother. He was pressed for a soldier, but they sent him to Bridewell. I went to see him there, and asked him what he was taken up for? He said he could not tell. But they said he was taken up for a street-robbery. I never knew that he was guilty of any such thing.
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. I am a servant to Mr. How in the Old-Bailey. - I know nothing of the Prisoner. All I have to say is with relation to what the Prosecutor said. I heard him say to day, he did not know the Prisoner; he said he was like the man, but he could not swear to the person.
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Dennis*. This man desired I would not swear against the Prisoner. He said, what signifies taking the man's life away? you may say you are not sure he is the person.
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* A person said that Dennis the Prosecutor was tried at the Old-Bailey, 13 years ago, for the murder of his Wife.
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