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that he was at
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the
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on Saturday the tenth day of
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March instant about teno'Clock in the evening and remained there until four o'Clock in the next morning that he saw the
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Prosecutor
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David Welch
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who are now present and one
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(not present) in Company together in a room of the said House
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called the Kitchen between three and four oClock in the morning by the dial of the House that
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was setting on a
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Chair the said
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on a
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and the said Walsh otherwise Welch and Desmond on the Settle
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That Desmond ordered this Informant to go out of the room which he did
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and sat himself down by the Bar in such a situation as he could see all this
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passed amongst them the said Collin Menzies Walsh Flyn and Desmond
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That he saw the said Collin Menzies get up from his Chair and said
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Walsh
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Trip up his hats and him
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thrown
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down that when he was down he
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saw the said
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put his
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five finger and thumb of this right
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hand
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into Menzies left hand Waistcoat Pocket and pull out between his face and middle finger a purse with
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which he retired behind a settle That the said Collin Menzies was
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very Drunk
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That this Informant soon after went home but did not before he went
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take any Notice or mention many Person in the House what he had seen
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for fear of getting in TroubleThat he has since been very uneasy in
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his Mind that he did not mention it
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and his
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the said Cotton
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that on Monday or Tuesday last he met the said Collin Minzies
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Menzies after the Robbery untillast when he met him
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near
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the Minories
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and related to him all he had seen and Knew of the
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matter lastly saith that he also told one Mrs. Sullivan on the Monday
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following that Menzies was robbed of his Money and also told a Mrs Rim
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who are
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since both gone to
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Sworn before us the day & Year
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first above written
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John Staples
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