Old Bailey Sessions:
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1788

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"She languished till the Friday Night"
"following, and then died of the wounds She"
"had reced - I examined Her Face and Head"
"after her Deccan, and found the Bowers of"
"the Face greatly shattered, and then"
"extracted the Bones now produced - I am very"
"clear that the Wounds before mentioned were "
"the sole Cause of the Death of the said"
"Sylvia Woodcock< no role > "

Thomas Ranby< no role > Reid.

John Powell< no role > of Cheyney Walk< no role > , Chelsea Apothecary ,
being Sworn and Examined upon his Oath Saith as
follows (vizt.) "I was called in last Tuesday Morning"
"between five & six o'Clock to the Assistance of the"
"deced, who was then in the Work House I Found She"
"had Wounds in different parts of Her Head & Face,"
"which I imagine must have been given with a"
"Stick or Bludgeon - I attended Her till the Friday"
"Night following, when she died in Consequence of"
"the Wounds & contusions before mentioned-" I also-"
"attended the Inspection by Mr. Reid after Her Decease"
"when the Bones now Produced by Mr. Reid were"
"extracted"

John Pawell< no role >

Susannah Brace< no role > wife of Thomas Brace< no role > of
Enfield Highway Middx Shopkeeper being Sworn
and Examined the Day and Year first within written
upon Her Oath and Saith as follows (vizt.)" I have
"known the deced, and William Woodcock< no role > her"




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