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<p n="992"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65224_geo1074">City & Liberty<lb></lb>
of Westmr</rs>
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. in the<lb></lb>
County of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65224_geo1075">Midsex</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Informations taken this Twenty Eighth<lb></lb>
day of May 1784 at the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65224_geo1076">Parish of St George<lb></lb>
Hanover Square</rs>
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within the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65224_geo1077">Liberty of Westmr</rs>
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.<lb></lb>
in the County of Midsex upon an Inquisition<lb></lb>
touching the death of John Arne lying<lb></lb>
dead in the said Parish Liberty & County.</p>
<p n="993"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65224_n993-1">William Barwick</rs>
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a <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65224_occ640">Soldier</rs>
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in the first<lb></lb>
Regiment of Guards, in Mr. Cohoon's Company<lb></lb>
on his Oath saith, That Mr. William's Servant<lb></lb>
came to Dept. about a fortnight ago desiring<lb></lb>
him to Sleep in Mr. Williams's, House in New<lb></lb>
Norfolk Street in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65224_geo1078">Parish of St. George</rs>
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Hanr.<lb></lb>
Square (an Attempt having been made<lb></lb>
to break open the House as Dept. was informed)<lb></lb>
Says that he went to take care of the<lb></lb>
House and Slept there, Says that <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65224_n993-3">John<lb></lb>
Ayre</rs>
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the Deced likewise slept there<lb></lb>
and he & this Dept. had each of them a<lb></lb>
Pistol, Says that the Deced about Eight<lb></lb>
o'Clock last Night went out to see the<lb></lb>
Company go to the Pantheon, and this<lb></lb>
Dept. and the Maids followed and returned<lb></lb>
about Ten o'Clock, the Deced being returned<lb></lb>
before, Says that the Deced Eat no Supper<lb></lb>
and in about half an hour went up Stairs<lb></lb>
bidding Dept. a good Night Says that in<lb></lb>
four or five Minutes Dept. heard the<lb></lb>
Report of a Pistol, above Stairs, and Dept.<lb></lb>
went up Stairs into his own Room one<lb></lb>
pair of Stairs, and there saw the Deced<lb></lb>
lying down upon the Floor on his Back.<lb></lb>
and a great deal of Blood upon his face<lb></lb>
unable to speak or move himself, Says<lb></lb>
that the Blood issued out of Deced's Mouth<lb></lb>
That he Saw a Pistol upon the Floor near<lb></lb>
the Deced's feet and the Rod upon the Floor<lb></lb>
out of the Pistol, Says that he believes<lb></lb>
that</p>
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