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of the same place Haisterer make Oath And first the said
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saith that on Sunday the ninth day of March last about nine of the
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he heard the Voice of a Woman crying Murder on the Road at about one hundred
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for a Constable this Deponent thereupon
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alarmed the Publick House and went forwards to see what the Malter and when
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he came up with one
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who stood in the Foot way and upon asking him the
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cause of such cry of Murder was answered that was the Man pointing to one
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who stood at a little distance who upon asking him the same Question both
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Kingston and Yates fell upon this Deponent and beat him most cruelly And this
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which cause is to be tryed as this Deponent is
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informed at the first sittings in next Michaelmas, Term and the other Deponent
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Alexander Oakey saith that he met the other Deponent Faulkener very much cut
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and Wounded and that he with other Assistance had caused the said Kingston and Yates
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to be secured and carried before Justice Fielding where the Prosecutor
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appeared
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Fielding and were both Bound in Recognizance to give Evidence for the Prosecuting the
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said Kingston and Yates And these Deponents say that they or either of them did not
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see or hear the said Kingston and Yates Assault or make or use any menaces with
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an intent to commit a Robbery upon the said
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both further say that soon after the above Transaction happened the said
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and his Wife who both lived at Brook Green
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have left their
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believe they absconded in order to Screen the Prosecution against the said Kingston
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and Yates, And both those Deponent further say that they were intirely Ignnant of
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who as they are informed never attended of the next Session nor gave
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any Instruction for any Bill of Indictmt. whatsoever
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the
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