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Bywater took hold of the deced by each Arm and the
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walked Home with their assistance to her Lodgings No. 6
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that the and her husband
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lodged in a Garrett of that Housethat it was then between
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eleven and twelve O Clockthat the Street Door being open
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Dept. and Bywater took the deced into
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placed her on the the second on third Stair and called out
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for the Husband of the deced but receiving no answer
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but from a Woman on the Stair who sayed
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the believed he was not at Home Dept. and Bywater
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left the deced there and quitted the House shutting
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the Street Door after themthat the deced appeared rather
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illthat the deced was very much addicted to drinking
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often getting Drunk with drinking Gin.
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Sworn this 7th. day of March 1794
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Ricd Powell
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Eleanor Browning
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lodging in the one pair of
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maketh Oath that she hath known the deced near twenty
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years that she and her husband lodged in a Garret of that
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House for this twelve Months pastthat the deced was
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very much addicted to drinking and Dept. has often seen
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her intoxicatedthat between Eleven and twelve O Clock
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Wednesday Night last Dept. heard the deced at the bottom
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of the Stairs and Powell with her the deced with an
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Oath sayed she would not go up StairsPowell went up
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to the Garrett Door and Knocked but no one answered
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Powell called out to Know if it was No. 6 a Woman in the
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one pair of Stairs sayed YesPowell went down Stairs
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and
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Dept. and Powell
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Dept. heard Powell and the deced
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speak together outside of the Street Door and heard the
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the would not go up Stairs that Night
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Dept. heard the decad again in
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One and two and two strange Men with herthat they
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left the deced on the Stairsthat about five O Clock the
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same Morning on Dept. going down Stairs she
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found the deced a few Stairs from the Bottom one Leg thro
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the Rail of the Stairs and her head lying rather under
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her Arm against the Wall and her head down then he
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Legsthat she was a little Warm but quite Dead
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Sworn this
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7th day of March 1794
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