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<p n="43"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50575_n43-1">Charles Lew</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50575_geo47">Mile End Town</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50575_occ13">Weaver</rs>
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Saith he was at<lb></lb>
Work in his Loom up Two Pair of Stairs in King Edward Street<lb></lb>
last Tuesday when said Cart and Horses went along<lb></lb>
That hearing some Women Scream he Locked out at Window<lb></lb>
And at that time the Fore horse was direct under his Window<lb></lb>
That the Driver was standing in the front of the Cart leaning over<lb></lb>
itWhether he had any thing in his Hand or not<lb></lb>
Informant cannot tellThat the Deceased was then<lb></lb>
lying on the Ground near the middle Horse<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
about the Head of it<lb></lb>
And before the Wheel went over it he Called out twice to the Driver<lb></lb>
to Stop his Cart But he kept going on without looking up as<lb></lb>
the he did not HearThat the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50575_geo48">near Weel</rs>
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of the Cart<lb></lb>
went over the Child about the Head and Neck</p>
<p n="44">That the Horses were upon a full Walk when Informant first<obscured></obscured>
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themThat after the Thing was done Informant Came down<lb></lb>
and run after the CartThat the Horses then appeared<lb></lb>
to run and went a good deal Quicker than they did before<lb></lb>
And when he Overtook the Cart it was got about forty Yards from<lb></lb>
the Place where the thing happeaned and the Driver was then on the<lb></lb>
GroundThat Informant Sized him by the Collar<lb></lb>
and said You Villain why did not You stop Your Cart when<lb></lb>
I Called to You "And he Answered "I did not here You"<lb></lb>
That he Begd to go Home with his Carriage but Informant<lb></lb>
charged<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
an Officer with him<lb></lb>
That about Ten Minutes afterwards News was brot. that the<lb></lb>
Child was Dead And then the Driver Cryed And said if I could<lb></lb>
give my Life for the Childs I would freely give it<lb></lb>
Says he hath heard the Name of the Driver but cannot Recollection<lb></lb>
That Informant went with him before Justice Hodgson</p>
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