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Crime, Poverty and Social Policy in the Metropolis
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young Woman to put it away, for fear any Men should come
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in the Room, that Mrs. Marsh then went down to dress
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herself, and that white Mrs. Marsh was gone down, the
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Maid through it down the Necessary, that Mrs. Marsh
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afterwards went up to the Maid, and then came down Stairs
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and took a pail of Water and through it down the Necessary
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to wash the Staines that were on the back part of the Seat
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of the same, Deponent then said to Mrs. Marsh, What was
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it, she said it was a Boy, Deponent asked how big it was
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she said about so big, measuring a certain length on her Arm
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Deponent said Why that was cruel of her to throw it down the
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Necessary Mrs. Marsh said why so I told her, and said she
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deserved to be hanged for what she had done, Deponent then
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asked, Mrs. Marsh if she might speak to her Maid, Mrs.
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Marsh went down into the Kitchen, and sent up the Maid to
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Deponent in the Parlour Deponent then said Becky dont
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you think you are a cruel Creature to Murther
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your Child
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she said No she had not murthered her Child, she had had no
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Child, she was sitting on the Necessary and something came
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