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his Breath very short, in about a Minute and an
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half Dept. desired the Deced to come up, Says that the
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Deced looked up and came up half way but was not able to speak up; upon
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which the Deced fell down the Steps and Depts. there upon
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went down the Steps and tied string around the Deced's
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Arm, Says that the Deced was pulled some part, but
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the Cord breaking the Deced again fell down in the Hole
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where the Deced lay about five or six Minutes, and
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was then drawn up, says that the Deced was alive
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but unable to speak, Says that he was bled by a
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Gentleman, but that he continued speechless and died
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in about two hours as Dept was informed. Says
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that the Deced was always wiling to go down into the hole
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and was not forced down by any Person, and that he was
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unwilling to let any other go down into the Hole. And
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this Dept. says that about half an hour before the Deced
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fell down in the Hole, a large Quantity of Water forced its
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way into the Hole out of some Place, which made it
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more offensive and dangerous.
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Sworn the Day Year
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James Buckley
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