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that which was on Fire from the Explosion
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of the Blunderbuss and Bellamy there went
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away about his Business and Fisheman
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seen afterwards
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and afrisad me in
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him strait upon the Barge Stean
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street when he appeared to be quite dead
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and upon examining him to found an
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orifice in his left Breast where Imagined
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a Ball had entir'd which was the cause
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of his death upon as Vent had fired off
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the Piece the second time I stooped down
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to fasten my Boat and I saw no more of
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him until I saw him at the Watchhouse
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about five o'Clock the same Morning.
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where I was sent for to relate the above
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M. German
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Thomas Bellamy
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, employed
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by Mr Wood being sworn deposeth as
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follows, That Yesterday Morning (Sunday
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the 15th. Instant of about half pant our
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o'Clock in the Morning I went to look
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after the Craft belonging to Mr. Wood lying
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Trowsers
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not bing some of the Crafts of Coals upon
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which I returned and the To her Vent the
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Watchman what I had discovered and
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he and I and Mr. Gyour
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Boat I am
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and towed
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up to their Boat is which they had same
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Coals and the two Men then quitted the their
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Boat and went over two Baye where in the deceased
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was in his Cabin and I saw them get clear
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away from thence and I told Vent that Watchman
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that they were gone When the Men were
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getting out of their boat upon the Baye
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Vent discharged his Blunderbuss the first
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time at them, and then Charged it again in
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the Boat Steen and then get out of the
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Boat with me and went forward into
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the Barge head and then returned to the
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Cabin and bed me go into the Barge Cabin
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to pull the Man out which I refused
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to do, tilling him that neither of the Men
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werein and advised him not to shoots but he said dam me I say there
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is, and added
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Dramnye come out I will
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have you out or I will shoot you in Consequence of which
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the
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