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<p n="3136"> <del>Saunder</del>
and the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45015_n3136-1">Thomas Hand</rs>
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Damnot<lb></lb>
his Sister several times for a foolish Bitch<lb></lb>
in letting this Informt. have the Money & made<lb></lb>
Use of the Expression of Blowing his Brains out<lb></lb>
but whether it was Blowing his own Brainsent<lb></lb>
or this Informant Brains out how not certain<lb></lb>
but verily believes it was that he would Blow<lb></lb>
this Informants Brains out rather than he<lb></lb>
should have had the Money and that several times<lb></lb>
since the said Thomas hath threatened that<lb></lb>
he would take away his this Informant life at some time or other<lb></lb>
And this Informant further saith that on<lb></lb>
Saturday the 6th. Instant about 12' o'Clock<lb></lb>
at Noon he was Standing near his own Door<lb></lb>
the said Thos. Hand came up be find kind him & sayd<lb></lb>
Mr. Holloway you are the Man I want upon<lb></lb>
which this Informant formed himself around<lb></lb>
& was much surprised & feared some Mischief<lb></lb>
woud Ensue from the said Thomas Bound from<lb></lb>
the several therets of his taking his life away<lb></lb>
before that time and upon this Informts. turning<lb></lb>
around he saw a Horse Pistol under his Coat which he<lb></lb>
then thought to be his this Informts. Pistol<lb></lb>
which he had before lent to the said Thomas<lb></lb>
And the said Thomas endeavoured Immediately<lb></lb>
to pull out the said Pistol from Under his Coat<lb></lb>
but the Pistol hung to his Coat which gave<lb></lb>
this Informant time to get into his House<lb></lb>
& the said Thomas Pursued him & this<lb></lb>
Informant got his Body into his Kitchen Door<lb></lb>
but his left Arm was out & the said Thomas<lb></lb>
say'd Dawn You Ill have your life and<lb></lb>
Immediately the Pistol was Fixed and a<lb></lb>
Ball entered a little above the Wrist & came out<lb></lb>
a little below the Elbow &<del>Codged in the</del>
was found<lb></lb>
by the Kitchen Wall & a Place In the Wall Indented</p>
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