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Who being upon Oath says that last Wednesday Night
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about a Quarter before Eleven o Clock, at which time
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he was Guarding the Nothing Fly or Stage Coach, the
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, one of which presented a Pistol and
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demanded Money from the Passengers, that a Lady
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in the Coach then flung her Pur
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out to him but
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that this Informant after bidding him keep off
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Fired at the Highway man who presented the Pistol
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that said Highwayman much at the same time Fired
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Sworn before me
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