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to Mr. Richards
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Gunsmith on his Oath saith
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that about half past Ten This Morning the
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Deced came into Mr. Richards's Shop and
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asked for a pair of Pistols, and on being
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asked what sort Deced Answered, Dueling
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Pistols Says that he shewed Deced a Pair
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and said the Price was Seven Guineas
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upon which Deced put down Seven Guineas
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saying it was a great deal of Money
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Says that he took the Money to give to his
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Master in the Parlour, and Deced went
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with him, that they met Mr. Richards, at
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the Door coming into the Shop, and Dept
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gave his Master the Money Says that
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the Deced had one of the Pistols in his
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Hand and asked for some Powder and
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Ball Says that he saw Powder on
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the Board in the Shop but did not see
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the Deced put any into the Pistol, nor
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a Ball, Says that the Deced walked
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into the Parlour and was followed by
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Mr. Richards, That they both come out
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directly and Dept. thought that they were
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going down Stairs to try the Pistol in the
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usual Place, That Mr. Richards, with one Hand
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hold
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of one of the Deced's Arms, and of the
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Knob of the Shop Door leading into
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in the other Hand, when the
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Pistol went off, Says that the Deced's
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Back was towards this Dept. to that he
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can not say whether the Deced discharged
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the Pistol designed by or that it went
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off Accidentally. Says that the Deced
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when he came into the Shop this Morning
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appeared to be Cool and Sensible, but
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in a hurry to get his Business done
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John Sicker
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Thomas Beedle
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to the
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Deced on his Oath saith That he has lived
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there upwards of two Years and an half
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Says that he was called to the Deced this
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Morning about Six o'Clock and attended
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him chiefly from that time until he went
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out between Nine and Ten o'Clock, Says
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that Mrs. Harvey ordered this Dept. to
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follow the Deced, who first went to the
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where he staid some
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time, and then took a Hackney Coach
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and drove to several
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Streets, this Dept. followed but Dept. order'd
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him to return home, saying that he
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to make his
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will, but Deced did not go there Says that on
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his return home he was informed that
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a
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had shot himself at Mr.
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Richards's in the Strand, and hearing
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the Name of Harvey Dept. went in and
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saw the Deced lying dead there. Says
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that a Servant was sent Yesterday
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to Dr. Morris with a Message, That
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the Doctor came Yesterday in the Forenoon
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and sent a Man in the Afternoon to
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attend the Deced, on Account of an In
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of Mind as Dept. apprehended, but
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Mrs. Harvey sent the Man back again
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Saying
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