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<p n="10">after Batty was upon the Timber a Man (who Informant<lb></lb>
knows not) Came up to him with a Sword or a Cutlass<lb></lb>
And Struck him several timesBut the particular <lb></lb>
Places where Informant cannot tell<lb></lb>
That the Person that Struck him was a Coal Heaver<lb></lb>
a Middle sized ManHow he was Dressed Informant<lb></lb>
cannot TillBelieves he was 3 or 400d Yards off<lb></lb>
That he saw only One Person Stirk himThat he<lb></lb>
(Batty) was lying down when Informant first Saw him<lb></lb>
on the Timber And he was lying down all the time the<lb></lb>
Man Beat himThat he Struck him several<lb></lb>
times with a Stick also& Struck him<del>with</del>
sometimes<lb></lb>
with One hand and sometimes with the Other<lb></lb>
That Informant did not know it was Batty that was<lb></lb>
hurt untill some body Came with a Boat and Informed him<lb></lb>
That Informat saw him in the Hospital and he<lb></lb>
Understood his Shall was fracturedThat he had a<lb></lb>
Cut in his right ShoulderThat the Deceased was<lb></lb>
Servant to the Owners of the said Ship And was a<lb></lb>
very Civil well behaved Man and Died last Thursday<lb></lb>
Says he thinks the Deceased did not go with any Intent<lb></lb>
to Oppose the CoalheaversSays he know none of<lb></lb>
the Coalheaver</p>
<p n="11">Taken and Acknowledged the Day<lb></lb>
and Year first above written before<lb></lb>
me<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50572_n11-1">Thos. Phillips</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50572_occ5">Coroner</rs>
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}</p>
<p n="12"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50572_n12-1">James Taylor</rs>
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