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stopped in order to discover from whence the said Criese came
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and soon found that it was down the Road towards the
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said Turnpike whereupon this Deponent and the said
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two men who were with him Proceeded on towards the
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Turnpike untill they came to the a Public House Door
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by the Road side there called & known by the Name
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of
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the Swan
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where they observed about four
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Men and three women at the door who were still cried out Murder
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Murder, I have been robbed whereupon this Deponent
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went upto one of then who was a Tall Man (whose
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Name was Herring) who with two or three other
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were scuffling together and this Deponent knowing
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him from some late Occurrences desired him to put
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on his Cloaths (as he and the rest had put off their
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Cloaths and were quarrelling) and Herring said he
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would put on his Cloathes but swore he would
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have all his things as some of them had robbed
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him of his black Silk Handkerchiefs and nine
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Shillings and six pence, then this Deponent turned
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from Herring
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and
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to another who he found to be
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Colley who kept the
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Swan Alehouse
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there and
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reprimanded him for being there amongst such
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a set of Persons and advised him to go into his
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House and took him by the Arm and led him in
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and told his wife and Daughter to shut the Door as
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soon as he this Deponent went out which she did
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his said wife did and likewise bolted and otherwise
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fastened it, and then this Deponent called to his
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two
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two Men and they left Herring and the rest of
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the Persons there and proceeded to
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Tyburn Turn pike
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where
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his former two men met him but this Deponent never saw any of them strike
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each other whilst he was there nor did any one
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charge the other of having received any blows
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and further this Deponent sayeth and Knoweth
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not
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Chs Cridland
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Roderick McKensie
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one of the
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Patrole under the Command
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of
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Christopher
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Crickland
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being one of Men then in Company
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with him confirmith all that the said
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Christopher
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Crickland
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hath deposed and further sayeth that
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when they were at the Public house door he was
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seperated from
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Crickland and he saw a
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little Man(
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Aran Willes
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commonly called Bigg Aran
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and both stripped in their Shirts on the
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Ground, then Colley charged this Deponent
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with another little Man that worked for
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the deceased Allen and said he was the
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beginner of the Quarrell at this time they
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were in the house and this Deponent took
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the said
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