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out your Wifes Throat' Then Informants Wife ask'd
him for the Knife Which he gave her And [..] she gave
is to Informant - Then Mrs. Tate and Informants Wife
Wiped the Blood off of Mrs Simpson's Face -And putt
on her a Clean Shift and got her up and desired she would
go and Lye down in Bed with Informants Child - That
as they were leading her out of the Room Simpson shoved
her along - That she was Put into Bed in Informants
Room And a few Minutes afterwards Simpson came into the
Room and went into the Bed where his Wife Carp with
his Breeches on - That a few Minutes afterwards he got up
again and Blew out Informants Candle - And then Informants
Wife Got up and Lighted it again - That Simpson then
went up Stains and Made a Choice upon the Landing Place
and Informant went to him and fetch'd him down again
That he came back again into Informants Room very quiet
and then dressed himself and went out - That about Nine
o Clock in the Morning he returned again and came up into
Informants Room where the deceased then lay and said
a he had laid at the Spread Eagle ale Night - That he had
killed a Man And they had tied him forit and he was
cleared" And that he had a Bunch of White Robbons and he
would give them to Informants wife - Then he went into
his own Room and took a Pair of Breeches and same other
Things and went with them out of the House - That
about One o Clock he came again and sat himself down in
Informants Kitchen where Informant was at Dinner and
still Perusted he had killed a Man and asked Informants-
wife if she had been to the Bankers for Money who answer'd
no-That Simpson then said he would go and Informant
said no he would go - Then Simpson said he would go to
Johnny Fludes< no role > (who is a Pawn broker in Grace church Street )
and fetch a Brace of Pistols - That he immediately




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