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<p n="1881">the deceased came out saying dam our<lb></lb>
I am not as heared of or afrsaid of saying<lb></lb>
such a then<obscured></obscured>
you and Sent his Roms<lb></lb>
upon the St Cuttle of<obscured></obscured>
his and Vent<lb></lb>
this discharged his Blunderbuss at the<lb></lb>
deceased and their took hold of the Maple<lb></lb>
of the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65239_geo1959">Blunderbuss and<obscured></obscured>
ing the<lb></lb>
Butt Rord</rs>
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in a Position to strike the<lb></lb>
deceased and said them You take this<lb></lb>
and then turned off and went away<lb></lb>
immediately</p>
<p n="1882"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65239_n1882-1">Wm. Bellamy</rs>
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</p>
<p n="1883">I am German <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65239_occ1011">Nephew</rs>
<interp inst="WACWIC65239_occ1011" type="occupation" value="Nephew"></interp>
to <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65239_n1883-1">William<lb></lb>
German</rs>
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<interp inst="WACWIC65239_n1883-1" type="surname" value="German"></interp>
<interp inst="WACWIC65239_n1883-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
of No. 10 <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65239_geo1960">Hungerford market</rs>
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<interp inst="WACWIC65239_geo1960" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
<lb></lb>
being sworn deposeth as follows<lb></lb>
to. Wit that between two and three o'Clock<lb></lb>
<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
I came with me Uncle yesterday Morning the 15th. Instant in a Boat<lb></lb>
from <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65239_geo1961">Poplar</rs>
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to Hungerford and my Uncle<lb></lb>
told me to go home and he could come<lb></lb>
Presently</p>
<p n="1884">Presently, but as he did not<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
to Mr.<obscured></obscured>
of Wharf where Life<obscured></obscured>
d My<lb></lb>
Uncle, Mr. Bellamy and <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65239_n1884-1">John Vent</rs>
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<interp inst="WACWIC65239_n1884-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<lb></lb>
the <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65239_occ1012">Watcher</rs>
<interp inst="WACWIC65239_occ1012" type="occupation" value="Watcher"></interp>
and they there went in a<lb></lb>
Boat from <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65239_geo1962">Hungerford</rs>
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in order to take<lb></lb>
two men who were robbing same of the<lb></lb>
Craft of Coals and some afterwards I<lb></lb>
heard a Report of something like a Gan<lb></lb>
I then went from the Wharf along the Craft<lb></lb>
and saw one man remaining away<lb></lb>
along the Craft towards the Shore, I<lb></lb>
the saw Bellamy and Vent and also<lb></lb>
another Watchman with there upon Mr<lb></lb>
Piper Barge and as I was going<lb></lb>
towards there Vent and the Watchman<lb></lb>
came towards me thinking that I was<lb></lb>
was one of the Thames and I heard the<lb></lb>
a Watchman say to Vent don't short him<lb></lb>
but to be two Prisoner upon which I<lb></lb>
said to Vent John you went shoot one upon which<lb></lb>
he said it is<obscured></obscured>
is not it and I said Yes.<lb></lb>
Vent and the other Watchman then retund<lb></lb>
to</p>
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