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Jackle in order to stop the Cart, and immediately
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the deced was thrown to the Ground, and the off wheel
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went over part of her Body and Head, and Dept. took
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the deced into a Chandler's Shop there and she was taken
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away by Somebody
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says She was act over her Eye
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and all bleeding, and Dept. was informed the next day, that the
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deced died in the Hospital presently after She was
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brought thither says the Cart was going Slow, but She
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did not observe any Driver to be attending it, says She
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can't tell whether the Cart was empty or loaded, but
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that she believes it was drawn by three Horses, and can't
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say whose Cart & Horses they were and that deponent
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verily believes that had the
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Driver been attending upon
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Sworn the
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18th. day of June 1770
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Tho: Beach
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Elizabeth Ranson
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John Perry
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Journey man
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to said
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Samuel Grainger
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on his Bath saith that last Friday about five o'
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Clock Deponent was at his masters at Work it
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a Room even with the Street, and saw the School
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Mistress endeavouring to Stop the Slaft Horse harnessed
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to a Cart then Passing along great Bath Street, and
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instantly saw the off Wheel of the Cart to threw down the
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deced (Child, and went over her Back & Head but
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he did not go out to see in what Condition the child
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was in, says the Cart was going very slow, but he did
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not see the Driver, and at the
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he heard a Scream
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which occasioned him to look out
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the deced was not thrown to the Ground. says he cannot
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say how many Horses the Cart was drawn by or whether
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it was empty or full, and does not know whose property
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the Cart Horses Were.
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Sworn the 18th. day of June 1770
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Tho: Beach Corr.
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John Perry
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Thomas Bellamy
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lodging at
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John Cockett
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on his Oath Saith
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that last Friday on hearing a great Screaming of men
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woman & Children, he ran into the Street, and was
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informed that a Child had been run over by a Cart and
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seeing, no other Cart besides the Cart which Deponent Stopt
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he took the Number which was 8518, and the Name of the
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Person Painted on the Cart was
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Ralph Smith
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, says he went to said
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