Room and as Trotman had returned without the Doctor she
immediately sent him and the deceaseds Nephew to a Mr. Frekes an
Apothecary in Tottenham Court Road and about four O Clock they returned
with a Mr. Sr. Ledger a Surgeon who immediately endeavoured to stop the
blood (which Examinant had tried to do with Brandy and Cob webbs
before he came) and he also dressed the Wounds as quick as possible
and Stayed till about Seven O Clock and then Dressed the Wounds
again and went away. and about Two or three o Clock in the
afternoon a Mr. Heaviside a Surgeon of Mortimer Street Cavendish
Square came and attended the Deceased every day untill his Death
which happened yesterday Morning about Seven O Clock of Several
fractures of the Skull. which Mr. St. Ledger told this Examinant had
been given him and which he then apprehended would be as they
have since proved the Cause of his Death and this Examinant saith
that at the time she found the deceased in the dreadfull State above
described, she Supposed Some person or persons must have got
secretly into the House and done the mischief but did not at that time
suspect any person in Particular as all the Doors were fastned. but the
back Windows of the House were not And this Examinant Saith that on
the Morning in which the Accident happened and before Mr. St. Ledger
came She found a Stick or Bludgeon about two feet from the foot of
the Bed and which she recolected seeing one Joseph Richards< no role > (who
had been a Servant of the Deceaseds, and discharged from his Service
about a month before) have in his hand, on the Sunday preceding
he having called in at the Deceaseds House on the said Sunday with
Trotman, they having been cutting Sticks in the Fields as they informed
this Examinant, and she also found an Iron Bar belonging to a
Window of the Room in which John Trotman< no role > Lay and which was
Standing against a Chest of Drawers in the Deceaseds Room on which
bar at one end there was much blood somewhite Stuff like flesh and
some hair and is of opinion the Blows which caused the Wounds
on the deceaseds Head were given with that Bar and verily believes
that the said Joseph Richards< no role > had been by some means or other
Concealed in a Closet in the said Trotmans Room as some Bottles that
had been in that Closet had been removed and that he the said
Joseph Richards< no role > had given the said Blows to the said Walter
Horseman in manner before mentioned

Mary Horsman< no role >