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... manner , and broth , into which she put certain powders , and gave it to the witness to eat . One night a knife was thrown at the witness from the opposite side of the room , where the prisoner and she were sitting , which the prisoner ...
... manner , and broth , into which she put certain powders , and gave it to the witness to eat . One night a knife was thrown at the witness from the opposite side of the room , where the prisoner and she were sitting , which the prisoner ...
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... manner , obtained from him linen to the amount of 251 . Several other persons were in at- tendance , to prove other frauds against the prisoner ; but there was not time for their examination . It appeared , that the prisoner , in ...
... manner , obtained from him linen to the amount of 251 . Several other persons were in at- tendance , to prove other frauds against the prisoner ; but there was not time for their examination . It appeared , that the prisoner , in ...
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... manner , perhaps , unprecedented for madness and des- peration . They set fire to every thing combustible in their cells , from which they would certainly have escaped , ( the doors being very improperly of wood , ) had not the smoke ...
... manner , perhaps , unprecedented for madness and des- peration . They set fire to every thing combustible in their cells , from which they would certainly have escaped , ( the doors being very improperly of wood , ) had not the smoke ...
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... manner in which this poor unfortunate girl , then little more than 12 years of age , was dragged from her mother , almost in a state of nakedness , and sent to a dis- tance of upwards of 30 miles , and af- terwards transferred to a more ...
... manner in which this poor unfortunate girl , then little more than 12 years of age , was dragged from her mother , almost in a state of nakedness , and sent to a dis- tance of upwards of 30 miles , and af- terwards transferred to a more ...
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... manner in the lady , which made him feel it his duty to impress her with a sense of the importance of the ceremony , she gazed round at the organ and galleries , and seemed un- conscious of the great responsibility under which the ...
... manner in the lady , which made him feel it his duty to impress her with a sense of the importance of the ceremony , she gazed round at the organ and galleries , and seemed un- conscious of the great responsibility under which the ...
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