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12th January 1754 - 15th December 1755

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Image 27 of 17128th February 1755


The King
agt.
Stephen Mackdannell< no role > This name instance is in set 3578.
John Berry< no role >
James Eagan< no role > &
James Salmon< no role > }
Indicted of Felony

All the above Defendants jointly and Severally make Oath and Say
That they were brought to His Majesties Goal of Newgate by Habeas
Corpus from Maidstone Goal last Tuesday and that they had no
Notice of their being Indicted or the prosecutors Intention to try them
this Sessions till last Night about ten of the Clock And that they have
not Time to prepare for Trial this Sessions And said Stephen
Mackdannell for himself Saith That John Smith< no role > of Prince's Street near
Lincolns Inn Fields Shoemaker is a material Witness for him this
Deponent upon the Trial of this Indictment and that he cannot proceed
to the Trial thereof as this Sessions with safety without the Benefit of
the Testimony of the said John Smith< no role > And this Deponent also saith That
this day he sent one Mary Carey< no role > to the House of the said John Smith< no role >
in Princes Street aforesaid to get him to appear for as a Witness for this
Deponent on the Trial of this Indictment, but the said Mary Carey< no role > hath since
informed this Deponent that upon her inquiry at the said John Smith< no role > 's House
his Wife told the said Mary Carey< no role > that the said John Smith< no role > went on Monday
last to Portsmouth and that he would not return till the latter End of next
Week which Information this Deponent belives to be True

Sworn by all the Deponents
the 28 Feb. 1755 at
Justice Hall in the old
Baily

By the Court

Stephen Mackdannell< no role > This name instance is in set 3578.
John Berry< no role > This name instance is in set 3516.
James Eaggan< no role >

the mark of
James [mark] Salmon< no role >




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