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Informant asked him if he knew what was in the
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Pocket Book he said he Could not Recollect any thing in
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particular but there was a Duplicate of a Coat pawned
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Informant asked him if he saw a Knife That Mick
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had he said yes and as Mr. Hunt had Irish Mick by the
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Collar Mick told him That he had Knife drawn
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in his hand all the way till he came to Smarts buildings
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and then Mick Struck Mr. Hunt and released himself
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from his hold and then several Blows passed between
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them with Sticks Informant asked him if he should
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know the Knife and he said he could pick it out from
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a dozen and that there was a Mark on one side which
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he believed was Micks Name and that there was some
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Blood on it which was either Wiped or Washed off
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He then asked him how his Finger became Cut when he
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said he could not tell but he believed Fish Mick
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Cut it at the time the Affair happened but the prisoner
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declared he did not lay hold of the deceased at all
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And this Informant
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Isaac Hunt
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for
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himself saith That he was present with the said
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Jacob Freeman
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at the time he Took the said Payne
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and very well remembers he was one of the persons
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Concerned in the above Transaction That he appeared
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to be in a Dark Blue Jacket and when this Informant
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had
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Michael Walker
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in Custody the said Payne came and
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this Informant Struck at him but Missed him This
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Informant saw him very busy and saw him make a
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Blow at the deceased but whether he Struck him or not
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he cannot tell
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