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was changed, and Deced went into the
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Yard to make Water, came in again, laid
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himself down upon the Bench there and
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afterwards upon the Floor, rolling about
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and saying that he was in great pain
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Says that he helped the Deced up, and
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he went again into the Yard and staid in the
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Necessary six or seven Minutes, and
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said
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that he would
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go home Says that Dept. went away about
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two or three Minutes and when he returned
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Deced was gone away. Says that the
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Deced and Moore were both very much
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in Liquor and that he saw no foul Play
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in Wrestling nor did he see Moore put
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up his Knee towards the Deced when
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the Deced threw Moore down, And Dept.
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believes that whatever Injury the Deced
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received there, was merely Accidental
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Richard Harper
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Sarah Whittingham
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late Wife of
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Thomas
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the Deced on her Oath, saith that he
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Deced came home last Saturday between
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Eleven and Twelve o'Clock, saying that he
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was very bad, and Lying, or desired Dept. to
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make the Bad, which, she did, undressed
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the Deced and put him to Bed, who cried
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out very much that he was hurt in his
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Private Parts Says that he continued
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in great pain until about Eight o'Clock the
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next Morning when he died, Says that
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on Saturday when Deced came home Dept.
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proposed to go to enquire how the hurt
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was reced to which Deced answered that
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she need not go, for that he had reced it
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by falling upon the Man. Says that the
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Deced spit a great deal of Blood, and
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complained of a violent pain in his Stomach
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That she sent for an Apothecary
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Surgeon
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who bled the
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Deced, but said that he could do nothing more
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until the Liquor was out of him. And
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Dept. says that the Deced was in Liquor,
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And Says that the Deced and
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Thomas Moore
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were well Acquainted, and Dept. never
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heard of any Quarrel between them
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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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