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<p n="12"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15094_n12-1">John Prockter</rs>
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of Warwich Lane in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15094_geo3">City of London</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15094_occ10">Perukemaker</rs>
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maketh Oath and saith that on Saturday last about<lb></lb>
6 o'clock in the evening Dept was desired by a Mr. White to stop to<lb></lb>
the deceds house there being an outery of MinderThat Dept named<lb></lb>
went thither & saw the dead lying partly in the Kintchen near the landry<lb></lb>
place of the said pair of StairsThat the deard appeared to Dept to be<lb></lb>
just dyingThat Dept then inquired of some persons taking about the dead,<lb></lb>
who had done the injury & was told it was a Lodger in the House up stairs;<lb></lb>
upon which Dept & two persons with his named with Cutlasses went at to<lb></lb>
apprehend the deced him & on being shewn the back Room of the two Pr of<lb></lb>
stairs, one of the persons who went up stairs with Dept<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
hicted at<lb></lb>
the Door & desired Mc. Ginnis to ofter the Door, on which sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15094_n12-2">Mc. Ginnis</rs>
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asked<lb></lb>
of an Offer was the &<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
being told there was he said he would Surrender<lb></lb>
himself & immdy opened the Door-upon which Dept seized hold of his and<lb></lb>
searched his pocket & in his might side Cat pocket he pound the house an<lb></lb>
produced the Blade of which was BloodySays the (as Dept brought said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15094_n12-3">Mc. Ginniss</rs>
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down stairs Leslewed the dead to him and desired him two a<lb></lb>
three times to took at the poor Man he had<obscured></obscured>
deced or words to that effect<lb></lb>
upon which said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15094_n12-4">Mc. Ginniss</rs>
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sayed Iam an<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Unhappy Man That Depts ther<lb></lb>
took house down Stairs to take him away to the Comp<obscured></obscured>
whilst they were<lb></lb>
waiting in the Shop for a Coach he looked at said Mr. Ginniss's hand and<lb></lb>
says that they were both very bloody; says that as Dept went with the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15094_n12-5">Mc. Ginniss</rs>
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in a Coach to <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15094_geo4">Woodstreet</rs>
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Compter Dept at & him that lelad commited<lb></lb>
a very Wicket Act to which he said he hoped that god would give hin have to<lb></lb>
present or words to that effectDept says that after he had left said <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15094_n12-6">Mc.</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Ginniss as the Compter to returned when again about an hour after<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
when he observed that thesd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15094_n12-7">Mc. Ginniss</rs>
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had washed his Hand & or Depts.<lb></lb>
speaking to him about the matter that had happered he said that the Dead had<lb></lb>
struck him ever the Breast upon which Dept examined his Breast & saw<lb></lb>
no mark or apperance of hurt there or & informed sd. <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15094_n12-8">Mc. Ginniss</rs>
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of it w<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
said that his Flesh was of such a Nature that if it was heat in it would<lb></lb>
show as mark.</p>
<p n="13">John Prockled</p>
<p n="14">Sworn the <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15094_date6">30th day of<lb></lb>
Decemr. 1782</rs>
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before me}</p>
<p n="15">Tho: Beach Corr.</p>
<p n="16"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15094_n16-1">Edward Thompson</rs>
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of Horse Shoe passage <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15094_geo5">Newgate Street</rs>
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peruke<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15094_occ11">maker</rs>
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maketh Oath and saith that on Saturday evening last he went togr.<lb></lb>
with the last Witness John Prockter to the deceds house and was present when<lb></lb>
the said Mr. Prockter apperhended him <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15094_n16-2">Daniel Mc Ginniss</rs>
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in the manner he has related And fourth<lb></lb>
says that while the said Mr. Pockter & this Dept were waiting with the said</p>
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