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to give Credit to such Evidence, on an Indictment where the Life of a Man is concern’d. But that the Jury ought to expect Evidence of Persons who by Mr. Christies own discourse or otherwise knew what Country-Man he was.
On this a Subpoena was obtain’d from the office directed to Mr. Patrick Cantwell who was in Court, and he was sworn and gave Evidence, That he knew nothing of