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<p n="2572">and another person took post Chaise and went to <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2737">Gravesend</rs>
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where they went on board the said Ship and upon Acquanting<lb></lb>
the Commanding Office their business he was informed by<lb></lb>
the Officer there were three persons on Board of the Name<lb></lb>
of Davis This Informant requested That they might be<lb></lb>
brought up and but into a place among some others<lb></lb>
That Mr. Hunt might see if he should know Payne<lb></lb>
which was done and Mr. Hunt went into the Cabin and<lb></lb>
immediately pitched upon a person by the name of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2572-1">James<lb></lb>
Davis</rs>
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and said he had some knowledge of him And<lb></lb>
this Informant saith That he is very well acquainted<lb></lb>
with the person of the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2572-2">James Davis</rs>
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That his name<lb></lb>
is <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2572-3">Richard Payne</rs>
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and the person who Stands Charged<lb></lb>
by the Coroners Inquest with the Murder of Robinson<lb></lb>
as before mentioned Whereupon the Officer said it was<lb></lb>
Sufficient for him and immediately delivered the prisoner<lb></lb>
over to this Informant who brought him to Town.</p>
<p n="2573">That this Informant soon afterwards told the said<lb></lb>
Payne that he stood Charged with the Murder of the Gent<lb></lb>
in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45030_geo2738">Smarts buildings</rs>
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when he said if he was to be drowned<lb></lb>
that Minute he never drew a Knife or Cut a Man in his<lb></lb>
life-That upon this Informant acquainting him he<lb></lb>
was in Company at the time which was as bad as if he had<lb></lb>
done it. He said he did not deny but he was in<lb></lb>
Company with Irish Mick (meaning <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45030_n2573-63">Michael Wacker</rs>
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now in Custody) and one Cox at the time the Affair happened<lb></lb>
Informant asked him who had the pocket Book (meaning<lb></lb>
a pocket Book which Mr. Hunt lost at the time) He said<lb></lb>
he never touched it that Cox had it and that he received<lb></lb>
in form Irish Mick and that it was Burnt in<lb></lb>
his, Irish Mick's room, and that Cox, himself Irish<lb></lb>
Mick and Mick's Girl was in the room at the time</p>
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