1788-12-17 (static/transcriptions/1788/12/450.jpg)

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2d Wts for the Crown
San’sar Das.
I know the 2 prisoners, and I knew Mastaram, who is deceased. About five months ago at the market place of Manoher [Gand?] I was about forty yards ([gazes?]) distant from the deceased and one of the prisoners, who were fighting I heard a great noise and ran up, with many others, to the place, whence [ILL] proceeded I went close up to he deceased, and the first thing I saw was that the deceased and Munnoo were pulling each other by the hair, and at the same time Gul Mohammed had laid hold of the deceased by the shoulder and stood behind him. I took hold of Gul Mohammed, while the last witness took hold of Munnoo and thus we parted them. I then saw the deceased fall: when we parted them, the deceased was trembling, some persons present took hold of him and made him sit down on the ground. I saw no blows given by any, either by the deceased or by either of the prisoners. Najif Ali was