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on the head. But I can hardly conceive that so slight a blow as has bn described by the wtses could have caused the man’s death.

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Verdict – Not Guilty
This verdict the jury found without going out of Court, and Mr. Justice Hyde who had continued on the bench with me during the whole trial, agreed with me in thinking it right. Sir W. J. had retired during the examination of the first Witness.