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to Mrs. Lowther on his Oath saith That
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he Was Drinking with the Deced (who was likewise Servant
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Lowther) on Friday last, Sat the While Horse in
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and that they out from thence about Eight o'Clock in the Evening
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, Says that
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the Deced called to Dept. several times desiring him to go with
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Deced to Milking, Deponent says that he did not go immediately
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and when he got to the Gate before Mrs. Lowther's House he saw
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two Men with Sticks in their Hands came out of the Gate by the
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Deponent laughing and saying, "Dam him, We have done it, or words to
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that Effect," Says that he then saw the Deced lye down in the
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Court before Mrs. Lowther's Door, Says that he called out, Thomas,
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but had no Answer, upon which he followed the two Men
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towards
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Hospital, crying out stop Thief, Says that the
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two Men run, and Dept. was not able to overtake them, Says
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that he returned to Mrs. Lowther and found the Deced lying in
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the Court as he left him, Says that Mr, Heley, and
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Elizabeth Davies
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came to Deced with a Candle and then Dept. saw much Blood upon
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the Stones in the Court, Says that the Deced was carried to
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Hospital where Dept. saw a Wound upon Deced's Head, and the
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Surgeon put his Finger in the Wound. And this Dept. says that
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the Deced had been Drinking on Friday last, but was not drunk
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Daniel Bowers
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to Mrs. Pycott a Lodger of Mrs. Lowther
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in the Capacity of Cook on her Oath saith that she had been out on
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Friday last, and was returning home about Eight o'Clock in the
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Evening, Says that as she was opposite to
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Hospital she
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saw two Men coming to meet her, laughing, and saying "We have
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done it now," Says that they run by the Deced, and not many
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Yards after them she met
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Daniel Bowers
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running, Says that
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she went bits the Court before Mrs. Lowther's Home and there found
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Thomas Bull
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the Deced lying near the Door, Says that she look
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of The Deced's hand and said Thomas but had no Answer
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Says
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Says that
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Daniel Bowers
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(who was then returned) said that
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two Men had come into the Court and killed Thomas, Says that
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a Candle was brought, and Dept. saw a great deal of Blood upon the
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Stones but Dept. did not see the Wound, nor was
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to
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speak, Says that Deced was then carried to
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St. Georges
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Elizabeth Davies
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John Haley
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Servant to Mrs. Lowther on his Oath saith, that
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on the Twenty seventh day of December last About Eight o Clock
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in the Evening, Dept. was assleep in Mrs. Lowther's Kitchin, Says that
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he was awaked by one of the Servants, and running into
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Dept. was informed by
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Daniel Bowers
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Thomas Bull
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the Deced was killed upon which Dept. came into the Court and
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saw the Deced lying upon the Ground there, Says that he lifted
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up the Deced upon his Backside and spoke to Deced, but had no
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Answer, and Deced saw Deced's hair Bloody and much
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Blood upon the Stones, Says that Deced was not able to move,
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and that he was soon carried to
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, where
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he died yesterday Morning.
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Geo Maley
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Severally Sworn the Day
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year & Place abovementioned
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before me
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Tho. Prickard
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