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1778. Sessions. Friday June 12th.

Friday June 12th 1778.
Present
Sir Robert Chambers
&
Mr. Justice Hyde.

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Shaik Manoolah, Nittoo, and Ramjohnny.
All Three were Indicted for the Murder of Fuckroo.
It was sworn they all three at once beat Fuckroo, and that he died within a few hours afterward.
The beating was about One o’Clock in the night. A Witness swore that a Man was heard by him to say why do you steal a Man’s Stick: that he supposed the Prisoners were stealing Gurran Sticks, from the yard of a seller of Gurran Stick which was near, that he heard a Man cry out, and saw the three Prisoners beat him with the Gram Sticks. He described the Gurran Sticks to be about as thick as the Constable’s staff about the Middle. He said he found Fuckroo dead in the morning: He had two wounds on the head, and one in the Private Parts. He knew Ramjonny, and
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