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Crime, Poverty and Social Policy in the Metropolis
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Saith That she had a
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Cane Warping for the Deceased to Weave And Between Twelve
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and One last Tuesday the Deceased was coming to Informants
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to have the Cane Altered And several People had been ill using him
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as he Came alongThat he Came in by himself And his
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Face was BloodyHe had a Cut over One Eye which Eye
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Informant cannot tellWhen he Came in he said he was
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Besetsaid "This will be the finishing Stroke" "This will
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Crown it All" That was all he saidThat he secur'd
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much Frighten'dThat soon after he Came in The People
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without side Said Damn him Turn him out Turn him out
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That in about half an hour after the Deceased had been in
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Informants House his Wife Came And the Deceased
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Ask'd her if she had brought the Pistols And she
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Answered' Yes Mr. West bid her bring them
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saith (Mr. West is the Master that both Informant and
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the Deceased Workd' for)That then the Deceased bid
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his Wife go Home And fetch & little Box of Gun Powder
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for the Pistols and his Wig and his Tuck Stick(The Mob being then
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kicking the Wig he had on before about the Streets)
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That his Wife went and brought the Powder and
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the Deceaseds Wig But did not bring the Stick
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him for she said Mr. West had told her it would be
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Dangerous to bring the StickThat then the
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Deceased Put on his Wig And he and his Wife and a
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Little Boy (the Deceaseds Apprentice) went out together
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And went as for as half Nichols Street And then the
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Deceased run back with a Pistol in his Hand to
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Informants Door And many People followed him
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