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<p n="892"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo549">Middlesex</rs>
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to Wit</note>
<lb></lb>
The Information of <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n892-1">James Dawson</rs>
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of<lb></lb>
No 258 <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo550">Whitechapel Road</rs>
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in the<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo551">County of Middlesex</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45034_occ204">Labourer</rs>
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taken<lb></lb>
before me this 3rd. day of September 1788</p>
<p n="893">Who being upon Oath Saith, that he hath<lb></lb>
Strictly observed and attended to a person now present<lb></lb>
who calls himself <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n893-1">William Wilkins</rs>
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, whom he is<lb></lb>
very sure is the Wilkins alluded to in this<lb></lb>
Informants testimony before Sir <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n893-2">Sampson Wright</rs>
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<lb></lb>
on the 4th. day of August 1788. And this Informant<lb></lb>
now Says that when the said <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n893-3">Henry Newell</rs>
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was<lb></lb>
struck by the Person unknown he did not<lb></lb>
immediately fall but reeled. That he however<lb></lb>
very believes that the said Person would have<lb></lb>
fallen with that Blow when the said Wilkins with<lb></lb>
a Stick<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
in his Hand came before the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45034_geo552">Newell</rs>
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and Struck him on the left side of his<lb></lb>
head<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
and the said Blow brought him upon his Hands and<lb></lb>
Knees; at which time said Wilkins said "Damn<lb></lb>
us<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
or damn him let us Kill him<lb></lb>
and Struck him instantly on the Loins by which said<lb></lb>
Blow said Newell was brought to the Ground</p>
<p n="894">Sworn before me<lb></lb>
this 3rd. day of Septr. 1788}<lb></lb>
M Addington</p>
<p n="895"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n895-1">James Dawson</rs>
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<p n="896">Witness <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45034_n896-1">Jn Coka</rs>
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