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Saith the Deceased Drew Patterns for him
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That last Tuesday over One o'Clock Informant was going
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with Clarke to One Molshull who works for Informant
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near
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in Order to Look at some Work
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That going up half Nicholl Street Informant heard Two
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Men Following "There goes Clarke" That Informant did
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not then Look behind himThat immediately afterwards
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the same Two Men Came up with themAnd One of them
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(the Tallest of the Two who had a large Stone in his Hand)
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Came up to Clarke and Swore at him and Called him a
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a Blood Selling Rascal And threw the Stone at him
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Believes he was within two or three Yards of Clarke when
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he threwWhether it Fit him or not Informant cannot
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TillSaith he then run away directly up Cock Lane
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little Alley
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Shoreditch
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near the Turnpike
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That Clarke run the Reverse way from Informant
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and went to Mrs. Snees Informant Saw him at the
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DoorThat before Informant went into
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he Turn'd back and Saw Clarke down and the said Two Men Kicking him and Beating him with their Hand Saith Clarke was then without his Hat and
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WigThat the said Two Men and several Others
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Pursued him up to Mrs. SneesSaith he went to Mr.
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Clarkes Wife in
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Artillery Lane
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, Told her that her Husband
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had been Attacked And Asked her if he had got his Pistols
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That She said he had not the Pistols And Then Informant
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Desired her to take them least he should be Attacked
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againThat his Wife Ask'd Informant She should
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take his Stick and Informant said no there was no
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OccasionAnd Saith that Clarke did not himself mention
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Any thing to Informant about the Pistols
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