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but before he turned from him by his Countenance this de-
ponent thought himself in Danger: but at length this depo-
nent heard several voices behind him saying shoot him, some
saying if you shoot him shoot him in the legs, others said
damn him shoot him in the Body; then Willey Ran to the
Corner of a House cocked levelled and fired the Gun and
then Turned round and Walked to his Company upon Which
this deponent rode round the Corner of the House, to the
place where Willey fired the Gun when this deponent saw
the afs^d Outten lying on his Back on the Earth at about
twelve yards Distance from the place where Willy shot that
this depon' Immediately Allighted off his horse, and went to
Outten and found him with Several Shot in the Lower part
of his Belly and about five minuits after which he Expired,
when the afs^d Willy Sharp and Welch, With sundry of their
Company went up to the Corps, and Expressed great Joy,
the Company then With this Deponent being about half the
number of the other Company were without Arms the Others
Armed with Guns and Clubs Which Obliged this Deponent
and the Company with him to be as Calm as Possible, the
aforesaid Welch Damming' him self if Willy wou'd ever be
hurt for What he had done, and advised him to go and deliver
himself up to the Court, which was then sitting at Lewes
Town in Sussex County, which this Deponent after a Little
reflection did also Advise the said Willey to, knowing that
he with what persons were with him durst not Attempt to
lay hold on him upon Which the afs^d Willey and the Active
persons in his Company went away and Some of them said
the Corps must remain where it was, and a Sussex Coroner

be sent for which this Deponent not thinking well off he

with his company did bear the Corps of the said Outten
away, and this Deponent further saith, that the aforesaid
Willey after Outten lay Deceased on the Ground, went up
to the Corps and said that he (Outten) had got his deserts,

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and that he told him before he undertook the Office of under
Sheriff that he would be shot or killed (but which he doth not
remember) if he did; and that if he had not undertook the
Office no other one would. And further This Deponant saith
not.
Signed thus. T. Dennis Jnn^r
Thus Subscribed
on the afs^d 13^th dav of Feb^ry Jurat Coram me
R^s Holt, Capital Jus^t et Just Pads &c.

Copy Pennington Welches Deposition
Sussex on Delaware
The Deposition of Pennington Welch of the County afore-
said yeoman of Ceedar Creek Hundred, Taken before me the

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