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Taken and Sworn this 26th day of June 1789
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both stopt directly made no resistance until they were were hauled
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took the knife out of his pocket
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the alley they called them back and seized them again
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in said road had a pint of beer and ingoing down
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come out of his Father house his Father
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following with a pistol put it to his head the
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to blow his brains
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out if went another stop and on being laid hold on they both stopt
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and in a few minutes were let go Says they got to the top of the alley when
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they were called back says they went back when were they laid hold
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This 26th. day of June 1789
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