Jane ye Wife of Thos. Smith< no role > of Leather Lane Holborn
Carpenter On Oath Saith that she is a Lodger in ye same
House where Deceased & his Wife Lodged saith that on Saturday
ye fifth November instant about Seven o Clock in the
Morning the deceased Wife called this Deponent
to the room where deceased and his Wife lodged
& then she came into the room she observed the deceased
on the ground andobservinga quantity of blood
about him on the ground & supposed he And [..]
a blood Usuall, and immediately assisted his
Wife to place him in the Bed. from whence Deponent
supposed he has risen he being quite undressed.
and having placed him upon the Bed observed him
his throat was cut in an very bad manner and his
Wife with Deponents Assistance took up the Shant
and put it to his Neck to stop ye blood which on [..]
being placed upwright in bed immediately forced its way
thro. his Mouth & Nose. Deponent then ran
down Stair's for Assistance and a Surgeon [..]
and Served up the Wound and soon afterwards
placed him in his Bed and he continued [..] ill in unsequency of what happened till
Monday ye Seventh instant and then died. And
Deponent further Saith that ye deceased told Deponent
afterwards an several other persons in her presence that
it was a very wighed Certain that he had done
that he had been an him waveing in her [..] before he did it & that [..] God even sd forgive him. And
Deponent Saith that She hath known him for
several Years. & was always of Opinion he was a very