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to wit}</note>
<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n897-23">Dennis<lb></lb>
Mc Donnall</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n897-2">Francis Doyle</rs>
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<lb></lb>
taken before me one of his Majestys<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45032_occ344">Justices of the peace</rs>
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for the<lb></lb>
said County</p>
<p n="898">Who being Severally upon Oath Say<lb></lb>
And first this Informant Dennis<lb></lb>
Mr Donnall for himself Saith That about<lb></lb>
the beginning of October last he received<lb></lb>
information that the person now present<lb></lb>
who calls himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n898-45">Michael Splahan</rs>
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otherwise <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n898-25">Conway</rs>
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stood charged<lb></lb>
in the County of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo934">Waterford</rs>
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in the<lb></lb>
Kingdom of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo935">Ireland</rs>
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with the<lb></lb>
willful Murder of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n898-1">John Connelly</rs>
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and on the 19th. of same Month this</p>
<p n="899">Informant Received the following letter<lb></lb>
"Mr. <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45032_n899-36">Dens. Mc Donnall</rs>
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, I this moment<lb></lb>
"received your letter, am now attending<lb></lb>
"our County assizes & shall the moment<lb></lb>
" I return home give you every information<lb></lb>
"you require, should such a thing have<lb></lb>
"happened I live near a <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo936">Tallow</rs>
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, but<lb></lb>
"am not a Magistrate for the County<lb></lb>
"<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45032_geo937">Waterford</rs>
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therefore no examinations<lb></lb>
"of that sort came before me nevertheless<lb></lb>
"I think it every good mans duty to<lb></lb>
"assist in punishing so hornd a deed<lb></lb>
"as murder I am Sir Your very obedt.<lb></lb>
"Servt. I am Bonwell Cork <rs type="date" id="LMOBPS45032_date153">19. Octr. 1786</rs>
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