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said Sharpe went away; and then the Deponent saith that
the aforesaid Outten made Some passes at him with the said
Cutlass and Also attempted to Strike him therewith, upon
Which the aforesaid Willys Wife then in the said yard Laid
hold of the said Outtens Arm in which he held the Cutlass
afs^d Whereupon the afs^d Outten left the Deponent and fol-
lowed after the Afs^d John Sharp, but did not over take him
the afs^d Sharpe being at that time about 50 yards from the
aforesaid Willy's House, soon after which the Depon^t saith
that some people called out to the said Sharp to Stop, that they
might see his wound and dress it. Whereupon he stood still
till they came up with him and then he heard some of the said
People say to the said Sharpe, the aforesaid William Outten
is coming after him again; And he further saith that some
person (to this Deponent unknown) put a gun into the said
Sharps hands Wherewith to defend himself, but that he did
not see the said Sharpe either cock the said Gun or make any
use of it, and there being at that time a great Outcry among
the people then Present, he saw the af s^d John Willy come out
of the back doore of his House and come up to the place
where the said Sharp and Several others were standing and
when he said Willy was there he heard him say to the said
Sharpe give me the Gun and I will shoot him (the said Outten
meaning as this Depon' believes) for he has broke open my
House and used me and my Wife very ill, but how he got the
Gun from Sharpe afs^d the Depon^t knoweth not, but when
the aforesaid Willy had gotten the said Gun, he went towards
a small House of his own called the Weaving House, and
when near it he saw him walk along one side of the said
House while the aforesaid William Outten was Walking
along the other side, until they Came to be face & face to
each other, and were about ten yards a sunder the said Outten
at that time holding the afs^d cutlass drawn in one of his
hands whereupon he saw the said Willey cock, present and
fire off the said Gun, but being a Little distance behind him
the Smoak thereof prevented his seeing the said Outten, when
he fell, but a Little while afterwards, he went to the place
where the Body of the said Outten lay and saw that he was
then dead, and further saith, that the said Willy seemed
very much afrighted and heard him say, I did not think to
have killed the Man, And further this Deponant saith not
Signed thus his
Pennington X Welch
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On the day and the year above mentioned thus Subscribed.
Jurat Coram me R^s Holt, Capital Jus^t et Jus^t Pacis &c.

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