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that he, together with twenty other persons and more, did, unlawfully, riotously, and tumultuously, assemble, on the <rs id="t17800628-98-cd494" type="crimeDate">2d of June</rs>
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, to the disturbance of the publick peace, and did begin to demolish and pull down the dwelling house of <rs type="persName" id="t17800628-98-victim1289"> <interp inst="t17800628-98-victim1289" type="role" value="proceedingsvictim"></interp>
Joseph Francis Lavana <interp inst="t17800628-98-victim1289" type="surname" value="Lavana"></interp>
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, commonly called <rs id="t17800628-98-viclabel495" type="occupation">Count Haslang</rs>
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, against the form of the statute, &c. </rs>
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<p>(The counsel for the crown informed the court that they had but one witness whose testimoney could affect the prisoner, and that witness's credit having been impeached on a former trial, they would not produce him in support of this indictment.)</p>
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NOT GUILTY </rs>
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