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Saunder
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and the said
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Thomas Hand
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Damnot
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his Sister several times for a foolish Bitch
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in letting this Informt. have the Money & made
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Use of the Expression of Blowing his Brains out
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but whether it was Blowing his own Brainsent
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or this Informant Brains out how not certain
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but verily believes it was that he would Blow
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this Informants Brains out rather than he
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should have had the Money and that several times
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since the said Thomas hath threatened that
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he would take away his this Informant life at some time or other
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And this Informant further saith that on
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Saturday the 6th. Instant about 12' o'Clock
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at Noon he was Standing near his own Door
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the said Thos. Hand came up be find kind him & sayd
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Mr. Holloway you are the Man I want upon
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which this Informant formed himself around
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& was much surprised & feared some Mischief
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woud Ensue from the said Thomas Bound from
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the several therets of his taking his life away
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before that time and upon this Informts. turning
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around he saw a Horse Pistol under his Coat which he
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then thought to be his this Informts. Pistol
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which he had before lent to the said Thomas
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And the said Thomas endeavoured Immediately
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to pull out the said Pistol from Under his Coat
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but the Pistol hung to his Coat which gave
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this Informant time to get into his House
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& the said Thomas Pursued him & this
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Informant got his Body into his Kitchen Door
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but his left Arm was out & the said Thomas
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say'd Dawn You Ill have your life and
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Immediately the Pistol was Fixed and a
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Ball entered a little above the Wrist & came out
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a little below the Elbow &
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Codged in the
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was found
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by the Kitchen Wall & a Place In the Wall Indented
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