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Informations taken this Twenty Eighth
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in the County of Midsex upon an Inquisition
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touching the death of John Arne lying
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in the first
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Regiment of Guards, in Mr. Cohoon's Company
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on his Oath saith, That Mr. William's Servant
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came to Dept. about a fortnight ago desiring
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Norfolk Street in the
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the Deced likewise slept there
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and he & this Dept. had each of them a
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Pistol, Says that the Deced about Eight
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o'Clock last Night went out to see the
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Company go to the Pantheon, and this
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Dept. and the Maids followed and returned
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about Ten o'Clock, the Deced being returned
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before, Says that the Deced Eat no Supper
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and in about half an hour went up Stairs
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bidding Dept. a good Night Says that in
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four or five Minutes Dept. heard the
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Report of a Pistol, above Stairs, and Dept.
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went up Stairs into his own Room one
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pair of Stairs, and there saw the Deced
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lying down upon the Floor on his Back.
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and a great deal of Blood upon his face
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unable to speak or move himself, Says
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that the Blood issued out of Deced's Mouth
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That he Saw a Pistol upon the Floor near
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the Deced's feet and the Rod upon the Floor
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out of the Pistol, Says that he believes
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