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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50386_n765-19">Wm. Johnson</rs>
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Apprentice to <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50386_n765-1">John Jones</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in Sugar loaf Court Goodmans yard upon his Oath<lb></lb>
informeth & says that he lies in ye Same room<lb></lb>
with <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50386_n765-2">John Pitts</rs>
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& <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50386_n765-3">Samll Hullock</rs>
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who were both<lb></lb>
Journey men to his Sd Master <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50386_n765-4">John Jones</rs>
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, That<lb></lb>
between two & three this morning about day break<lb></lb>
he awak'd with ye. noise of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50386_n765-5">John Pitts</rs>
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his Crying<lb></lb>
out Murder & upon his asking what was the<lb></lb>
Matter ye Sd <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50386_n765-6">Saml Hullock</rs>
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came to him & beat<lb></lb>
him over ye head with a hammer or some other<lb></lb>
instrument and wounded him in sevll places<lb></lb>
upon which he run down Sta<obscured></obscured>
lld his Man<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
That before he went down Stairs he heard<lb></lb>
Jno. Pitts Say sevll. times to Saml. Hullock you<lb></lb>
have kill'd me That <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50386_n765-7">Saml Hullock</rs>
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went to<lb></lb>
bed before him but ye Other; S: Hullock came<lb></lb>
to bed after he was asleep & he heard no<lb></lb>
quarrelling between then that night & more<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
this Deponent</p>
<p n="766">Sworn before me<lb></lb>
May 11 1747</p>
<p n="767"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50386_n767-1">Richd: Ricards</rs>
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<p n="768">The mark of<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50386_n768-1">Wm.<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Johnson</rs>
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<p n="769"> <note type="authorial" place="margin">Middx</note>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50386_n769-1">John Jones</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50386_occ150">Gunsmith</rs>
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on his Oath<lb></lb>
says yt between two & three of ye Clock this<lb></lb>
morning he was call'd up by his <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50386_occ151">Apprentice</rs>
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<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50386_n769-2">Wm<lb></lb>
Johnson</rs>
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who told him ye <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50386_n769-39">Sam Hullock</rs>
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had<lb></lb>
Murder'd him & was now beating of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50386_n769-3">Jno Pitts</rs>
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<lb></lb>
upon which he directly went up into the<lb></lb>
Chamber where ye men work which adjoins<lb></lb>
to ye. Chamber where they lie, & upon asking<lb></lb>
Sam Hullock what was ye matter he came to<lb></lb>
him & Stab'd him in ye bel<obscured></obscured>
a bayo<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
That he saw <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50386_n769-4">John Pitts</rs>
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lye on ye. Ground<lb></lb>
very bloody & Speechless that of his Wife<lb></lb>
& Daughter had not come up directly to<lb></lb>
his assistance he believes Hullock would<lb></lb>
have hill'd him that he does not believe<lb></lb>
Hullock was drunk nor did he Ever know<lb></lb>
him committ any acts of madness or Luna<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
& more says not this Dept.</p>
<p n="770"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50386_n770-1">John Jones</rs>
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<p n="771">Sworn before me<lb></lb>
May ye 11th 1747</p>
<p n="772"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50386_n772-1">Richd: Ricards</rs>
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