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John Prockter
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of Warwich Lane in the
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maketh Oath and saith that on Saturday last about
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6 o'clock in the evening Dept was desired by a Mr. White to stop to
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the deceds house there being an outery of MinderThat Dept named
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went thither & saw the dead lying partly in the Kintchen near the landry
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place of the said pair of StairsThat the deard appeared to Dept to be
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just dyingThat Dept then inquired of some persons taking about the dead,
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who had done the injury & was told it was a Lodger in the House up stairs;
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upon which Dept & two persons with his named with Cutlasses went at to
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apprehend the deced him & on being shewn the back Room of the two Pr of
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stairs, one of the persons who went up stairs with Dept
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hicted at
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the Door & desired Mc. Ginnis to ofter the Door, on which sd.
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Mc. Ginnis
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asked
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of an Offer was the &
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being told there was he said he would Surrender
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himself & immdy opened the Door-upon which Dept seized hold of his and
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searched his pocket & in his might side Cat pocket he pound the house an
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produced the Blade of which was BloodySays the (as Dept brought said
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Mc. Ginniss
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down stairs Leslewed the dead to him and desired him two a
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three times to took at the poor Man he had
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deced or words to that effect
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upon which said
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Mc. Ginniss
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sayed Iam an
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Unhappy Man That Depts ther
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took house down Stairs to take him away to the Comp
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whilst they were
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waiting in the Shop for a Coach he looked at said Mr. Ginniss's hand and
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says that they were both very bloody; says that as Dept went with the said
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in a Coach to
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Woodstreet
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Compter Dept at & him that lelad commited
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a very Wicket Act to which he said he hoped that god would give hin have to
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present or words to that effectDept says that after he had left said
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Mc.
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Ginniss as the Compter to returned when again about an hour after
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when he observed that thesd.
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had washed his Hand & or Depts.
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speaking to him about the matter that had happered he said that the Dead had
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struck him ever the Breast upon which Dept examined his Breast & saw
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no mark or apperance of hurt there or & informed sd.
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Mc. Ginniss
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of it w
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said that his Flesh was of such a Nature that if it was heat in it would
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show as mark.
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John Prockled
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Sworn the
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30th day of
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Decemr. 1782
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before me}
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Tho: Beach Corr.
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Edward Thompson
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of Horse Shoe passage
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peruke
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maker
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maketh Oath and saith that on Saturday evening last he went togr.
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with the last Witness John Prockter to the deceds house and was present when
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the said Mr. Prockter apperhended him
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Daniel Mc Ginniss
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in the manner he has related And fourth
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says that while the said Mr. Pockter & this Dept were waiting with the said
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