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Copy of Informations taken
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21st. Septr. 1768
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at the
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, touching the Death of
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James Mackoun
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William Leake
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Surgeon
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Saith that he was fetched to
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James Mackoun
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the Deced on Friday
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the ninth day of this Instant Septr. in the forenoon Says that he went to Deced at Mrs.
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Mackoun's in
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Chandors Street
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in said Parish and found as light contused Wound on the back
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part of his Head, Says that on making an Incision into the Scalp a large Fracture appeared
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in the Scull on the back part of the Head in extent about four inches, which Fracture was the
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immediate cause of Deced's Death. And Dept. believes that it was occasioned by Deced felling
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with his Head against some hard Body.
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Philip Morris
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saith that on Thursday the 8th. day of this instant Sepr. about the hour of
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Eleven in the Evening, he this Dept. was going with the Deced along
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Russel Street
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, when the Deced
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clapped his hand in his Pocket and said that he had lost his Handkerchief upon which he
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Collar'd a Man that stood in the Cro d behind him and charged him with having pick'd his
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Packet which the Man doined, and a very great Cro d soon gathered, Says that he advised
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Deced to let the Man go, which he did and walked on with Dept. under the Piazza in
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Covent Garden
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followed by a great Number of People who said do you call us Pick pocket
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Says that the Deced and this Dept. there turned about saying, You Pick pockets & Thieves
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do you want to rob us of more upon which one of the Men immediately with his Hand
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struck the Deced upon his Head which knocked him down upon his Back, and the
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back part of his Head against the Stone Pavement, Says that the Deced lay there
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Speechless and unable to move, and the Man immediately ran away, Says that he
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took up the Deced who continued insensible, and Deced was carried in a Chair to
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Mrs. Mackoun's in
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Chandor's Street
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, Says that he does not know the Man that gave Deced
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the Blow on his Head, and that the Deced was at that time in Liquor
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John Fryer
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saith that on the Eighth Instant between Eleven and Twelve o'Clock in
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the Evening this Dept. was going under the Piazza in
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and heard Mr. Morris
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who was with the Deced, call a Man that stood near, with some others, Thief & Pick pocket
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upon which the Man stepped up to the Deced and struck him on the left side of his Head
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with his Right hand, and knocked the Deced down, who fell with the back part of his Head
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upon the Stone Pavement where he lay Speechless for a longtime, and the Man immediately
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ran away, upon which a Watchman that stood by with his Rattle alarmed the other
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Watchmen and
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the Man was soon after brought back and taken to the Watchhouse
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belonging to the Parish of
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St. Paul Covent Garden
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where he Confessed having struck the
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Deced, Says that he afterwards went to the Deced under the Piazza who had been taken
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up, but continued insensible and Speechless, Says that he was put into a Chair & carried to
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Mrs. Mackown's in
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in the
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Says that the
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Man that struck the Deced was taken the next Morning before Sr.
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John Fielding
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when he
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again acknowledge striking the Deced for which he was Sorry, and said that his Rame
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was
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John Neille
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. And this Dept. says that he called several times at Mrs. Mackoun's to
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inquire for the Deced, and was informed there yesterday that the Deced died there that
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Morning (Septr. 20) about Ten o'Clock.
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Richard Barnard
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saith that between 11 & 12 o'Clock at Night of the Eighth Instant he saw the
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Deced and Mr. Morris standing under the Piazza in
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, the Deced Complaining of having
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lost his Handkerchief but said he could not charge any Person of Robbing him, Several Men being
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then near him, Says that Mr. Morris called the Men Thieves & Pick pockets, and that
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immediately went up to Deced and with his Hand struck the Deced on his Head and knocked him
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down, upon which the Man ran away, and Dept. pursued him and apprehended him Says that
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he with his Rattle alarmed the other Watchmen, who with Dept. took the Man to the Watchhouse.
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