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The Information of
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this Eleventh Day of April 1789
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remoustrating with the Prisoner, he immediately
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quitted Birk wood and struck this Informant several
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Blows, and upon this Informants endeavouring to get
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away from his he snatched at his Watch Chain and
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with great Violence drew the Watch from his Pocket
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that the Watch seperated from the Chain and fell
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on the Ground and the Chain remained in the Prisoners
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handThat the prisonermade several
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other Blows at this Informant and then dropt the
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where he was
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taken into Custody by the Constable
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