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being unable to move himself, or his hands
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ever since he was brought home, but Dept.
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observed no Mark, of violence upon the
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Deced, Says that the Deced's Son slept with
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the Deced last Night and this Morning
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between Six & Seven told Dept. that his
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Father was dead, Says that the Deced
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was very much Addited to Liquor and
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very of ten came him much Intoxicated
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and Dept. thought it to be so last Night.
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son to the Deced on his Oath
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saith That he usually slept with his Father
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and came home last Night about half hour
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past six and found his Father upon the Bed
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having his Sheet and
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on only,
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Says that the Deced made Signs to speak
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to the Defant. who went close to his Mouth
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and Deced then said Sack, I am hurt and
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shall not live till Morning, That he
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afterward's asked Deced several times
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who had done it, and Deced at last said
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they throw a Sack of Flour upon me
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but I cannot say who it was and again
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said that he should not live till Morning
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says that a little before Ten o' Clock Dept. went
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into Bed to the Deced aid by desire of the
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Deced turned him in Bed about Half
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past six o'Clock, when Dept. went out to her
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Work having the Deced alone, says that
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when he returned a little before Seven, he
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found the Deced dead in Bed
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both his
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Arms being black, Says that the Deced several
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times taken told Dept. in Bed, that he had a
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great Mind to take up
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Richard Sams
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for using
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him ill, Says that the Deced was fond of Liquor
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and several times came home Wedled
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John
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Clarke
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his Mark
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William Norton
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and
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to Mr.
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John
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Mitchell
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of
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Mill Bank Street
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in the
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of St. John the Evangelist
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Westmr.
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on his
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Oath saith That
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William Clarke
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he Deced
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when he was sober frequently worked for
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the Deponts. Uncle and that he worked there
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Yesterday Morning That the Deced than
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got fuddled, and was not able to work
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any longer, That he then lay down upon
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the Floor in the Ware house upon his side,
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and desired Dept. to turn him on his Bed
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and he was turned, and lay, there from
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about two o'Clock until between four and
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five the Deced having been covered with
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three Emtpty Sacks by
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in Dept. presence, Says that the
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Deced was lifted up, by Sains and Porter
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but Deced could not Stand, but Swore,
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and said that he would Swear to the
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last, Says that Sams and Porter assisted
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to put ald Empty Sack over the Deced's Legs
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and lower part of his Body, as high as his
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Arm Pits, (the Head and Arms of the Deced
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being out of the Sack) Says that Sams took
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up the Sack and carried the Deced to his
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Lodgings in Vine Street, this Dept. going
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with him, and saw Sams putting the Deced
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upon his Bed, and then took the Sack from
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under, him and left him upon the Bad
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the Deced being unable to speak, Mrs.
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Bowler being in the Room with the Deced
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Says that their was no Quarrel between the
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Deced and any of the other Man belonging
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to Mr. Mitchell Yesterday, and that he was
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not ill used by any Person there
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W. Norton
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