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Crime, Poverty and Social Policy in the Metropolis
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have suffered him That the Deceased several times
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Attempted to Come out But some One or Other always
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forced him in again Saith he was not near enough to
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hear whether the Deceased Said Any thing
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That after the Deceased had been in the Water some Minutes
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or near a Quarter of an hour some Man (who had by his
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Dress the Appearence of a
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) Pulled him Out
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That when he was Out Informant went up to him and
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saw a little Man Dressed in a Brown Coat throw a Piece
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of Treddle Cord in a Loop over his Neck and some Other
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Person Pulled the Cord and Pulled him down backwards
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That he was
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Sitting on the Ground when the Cord was thrown on his Neck
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That the Deceased rose up again almost Directly
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upon his BreechAnd then a Middling Sized Man
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came up And Looked at him and Said now Dis Your
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Eyes Where is ChansetThat the Deceased Answered
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Chanset is worse than meThat then some of them
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Tied the Deceaseds Hands with a Piece of hard Cord and
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threw him into the Water again as a Dog or a Cat
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he then went in with his Head downwards and
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his Backside upwards But by Degrees he soon got on
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his Legs again in the Water And Put his Hands up to
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his Month and got his Hands Loose that the Cord
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remained on One WristThat then they Continued
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to Pelt him as before with Bricks and Brick Cats
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Many of which Hit his Head and Body
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That after the Deceased had a Second time been in the
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Water about an hour One Brick Hit him a Blow on
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the Backside the Head from which Issued a very great
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Quantity of BloodThat he stood on his Legs all
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