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Pursued said Michael Donaty and he was afterwards
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secured by others And the said
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for himself says that this Evening between six and seven
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o'Clock he saw said Michael Donaty with two other
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Persons lounging about Holywell Street and suspecting
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them to be upon no good he watched them and after
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some time saw the said three persons come from
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the place where the said
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was standing
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towards this Informant walking very Smartly at
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which time the said Michael Donaty had
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something very bulky wrapped in Paper under his
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Arm That after they had passed this Informant
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he went to the said
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and asked him
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if he had not lost something out of the Shop who
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replied that he had and desired to knows which
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way they were gone that he desired said Newman
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to follow him that they both ran after them into
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Newcastle Street
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where they met said Donaty
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and another of his Companions returning and as
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they passed this Informant one of them with a Stick
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gave this Informant a violent blow on his right
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High That Informant went on to the end of said
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Street in hopes of finding the third person and not
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finding him he returned towards said donaty and
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his Companion when said Donaty and his Companion
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held up their Sticks in a menacing posture and
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said "Damn you" That this Informant being
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apprehensive of danger ran into a House but
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