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<p n="951"> <del>to find with their Nets, and</del>
he saw the Deced<lb></lb>
Carryed on a Hand Barrow into the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65216_geo1037">Roebuck Alehouse</rs>
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<p n="952"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65216_n952-1">Jeffery Wheelock</rs>
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<p n="953"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65216_n953-1">Robert Ower</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65216_occ292">Servant</rs>
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at Mr. Adams's Timber Yard at the<lb></lb>
Neat Houses Milbank <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65216_geo1038">St. John the Evangelist</rs>
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Westmr. on<lb></lb>
his Oath saith that Yesterday about 8 o'Clock in the Morning<lb></lb>
he was at Breakfast at his own House at the Neat Houses<lb></lb>
near the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65216_geo1039">Roebuck Alehouse</rs>
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, and heard an un common<lb></lb>
Noise like speaking and a Plunging in the water, Dept.<lb></lb>
immediately went to the water like and upon the Legs<lb></lb>
and Saw a Man going down into the water with his hand<lb></lb>
above his Head, Deponent cried out thre's a Man a<lb></lb>
Drowning, he saw time rise and fall three times; but did<lb></lb>
not then speak or make any more Noise that he heard,<lb></lb>
Deponent intended to loosen some of the Logs but thinking<lb></lb>
he should not be time enough to give time assistance, he<lb></lb>
sent his tittle firt to Mr. <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65216_occ293">Petree of the Roebuck</rs>
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for his<lb></lb>
Boat, but the Boat being on the Logs it was got into water</p>
<p n="954">as soon as possible and searched for the Deced but in<lb></lb>
Vain, Depont. stayed about an Hour and then want to<lb></lb>
his work, Deponent found the Deceds Cloaths on the Lags<lb></lb>
which he took home to his House till the Deced should<lb></lb>
be found owned Deponent says when he first went upon hearing<lb></lb>
the Noise he saw no Prison Bathing in the Names not<lb></lb>
any Person near, nor any Boat near the Place.</p>
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