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Case Ho. 15,680.
    UNITED STATES v. McGURK.
    [1 Cranch, C. C. 71.] 
    
    Circuit Court, District of Columbia.
    March Term, 1802.
    Ckim inau Law—Murder—Evidence—Dying Declarations.
    On a trial for murder the dying declarations of the deceased are evidence.
    Indictment [against James McGurk] for the murder of his wife, by beating her, while pregnant with twins, so as to produce a miscarriage and consequent death.
    
      
       [Reported by Hon. William Cranch, Chief Judge.]
    
   THE COURT

permitted her dying declarations to be given in evidence. The authorities, cited upon the trial were 1 Hawk. P. C. 124; Fost. Crown Law, 138, 256, 259; Leach, 141; 4 Bl. Comm. 195; 1 Gilb. Ev. 303; 2 Hale, P. C. 289; Woodcock’s Case; Leach, 437, 563, case 218; 1 Bl. Comm. 442.

The prisoner was condemned, and executed October 28th, 1802.