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Crime, Poverty and Social Policy in the Metropolis
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particularly One Man followed him to the Door
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with a large Stone in his HandThat the Deceased
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stood stile at the Door and told that Man he would shoot
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him And Informant thinks he snapd' the Pistol several
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times but it would not go offThat when the Deceased
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found the Man did not Mind the Pistol the Deceased
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Turnd' in and shut the Door and Informant Lock'd it
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Saith the Deceased Begd' for Gods sake that Informant
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would not Open itThat then the Man threw
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the Stone he had in his Hand against Informants Door
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And Swore that he would Murder All in the House
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if Informant did not Turn him Out And broke Informants
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WindowsThat then Informant Opened the Door
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That when Informant Opened the Door the Deceased was
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in the Cellar but hearing the Man who had the Stone Come
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into the House the Deceased run out of the Cellar and got over a
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Wall backwards into a large GardenSaith there is
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a Gate close by Informants House which Leads into the
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Garden And many People Crying Out there he is
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there he is the Mob went thro the Gateway into
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And there they Caught the DeceasedThat Informant
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heard a Pistol go off in the Garden But doth Know
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who Fired it OffSaith she Saw no more of the
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Deceased after he went Out of her House And Believes
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that was about Two o'ClockThat She cannot from
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any Judgment about the Number of People
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that were
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Present And Saith That to her Knowledge She never before
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Saw the Man who had the Stone in his Hand and that She was
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so frightend' that She cannot Describe him And thinks She
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Should not Know him again That there was no Other
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