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deced pitching over Walter and falling as Dept. believes
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on his Head fractured his Shall
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never spoke afterwards: that Dept. and Walter led
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the deced home who bled something where he staid till the
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Tuesday following and was this sent to
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Newgate.
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. to Mr. Buch hurst of
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afsd.
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maketh oath &
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saith that on Saturday
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the 4h. inst. Dept. and his
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the deced being at work
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together that day upon
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there felled
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a small Tree which they designed for firing & to divide
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equally between them: that after the deced & Robt. had
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done work the deced told Robt. what Depts. the deced had
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done and desired Dept. to assist in bringing it to the deceds
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House;
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that a little before ten of the Clock
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the same Evening Dept. with the deced and Robt. went
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wth.
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to fetch the sd. Tree to the decide House: that when they
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got to the place where the Tree was the deced and he
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Mattock to move the Tree and after having worked at it
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a little while gave the Mattock to Dept. & desired him
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to try to move it, that after Dept. had worked a litte while
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the Deced took the Mottoch from Dept. & inendeavouring
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to strike the Mattock into the Tree broke the Mattock
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and thin fell into a violent passion with Dept. gave him
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reproachful language and that him down with
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endeavoned
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to get away but the deced followed him, over took him,
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and struck him over the left Shoulder with the Handle
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of the Mattock and brot. Dept. to the Ground: that the
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deced being much intoxicated with strong Liquor then
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fell over Dept. and his Head pitched
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against a Brick
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fractured his Shul as Dept
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and geting
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up again immediately followed Dept. and struck him again
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with the Handle of the Mattock on the left side of his Head
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wet brot. Dept. again to the Ground & the deced following over
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Dept. pitched his Head on the Ground near Mrs. Arnold's House & thereby as Dept.
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believes fractured his Shul and never as Dept. believes
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spoke afterwards. Says that after the deced had struck Deft.
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down the first tune and fill over Dept. Dept. took the Mattock
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from the deced and gave the deced one Blow with it over
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the Right Arm: that the deced presently took the Mattock
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from Dept. & beat him down with it again as before. That
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a
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Shop man of Mr Armstrong an Apothecary at
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bled the deced the next day; that he was sent to St. Bartholomew's H
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on the Tuesday next & decd thee last Saturday. the Mark of
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Says that immediatly after the deced had struck Dept.
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down the first time & fill over Dept. agt. the Brick Wall
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his Bror. Robt. endeavoured to get the Mattock from the deced
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but
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Sworn the
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