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to this Dept. Says that about two o'Clock
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yesterday afternoon Dept. ordered the Deced to clean a
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Gritter on the back part of said Mr. Malo
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that which Deced was cleaning the Gutter he Said, Lord
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foll down here Jona dash my Brains out,
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to which Dept. replied for Gods take care
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the Deced catched hold of a Stone which was part of
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the Coping upon the Parapet wall, with both his hands,
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and Deced fell down upon a Stone pavement in the
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Yard on the back part of the said House, Dept says that he
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came down immediately and found the Deced upon the
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pound speechless Says that he saw a large wound on the
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leftside of Deced's Head which bled very much, and that
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the Deced bled at the Month, Says that a Person
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immediately attamped to blead the Deced but he did not
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bleed, and Depont. believes that the Deced was then Dead
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and says that his Death was caused by the Wounds & Bemly which
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the Deced reced by the fall aforesaid Says that no parse
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Sworn the Day Year & Place
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