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<p n="135">Smith's and informed one of his Family What had happend<lb></lb>
and brought the Driver whose Name he Knows not to<lb></lb>
the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15081_geo67">Queen's Head</rs>
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, and from thence the Driver went at<lb></lb>
large, but was accidentally met by Mr. Bishop the<lb></lb>
Constable, and the<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<obscured></obscured>
was taken to Mr. Bishop's<lb></lb>
House, and he observed that the Driver was very much<lb></lb>
in Liquor, says Deponent taxed the Driver<del>deced</del>
with the<lb></lb>
Death of the Child, and he said it was an Accident<lb></lb>
and he could not help it says the Cart was drawn by<lb></lb>
three Horses and were not very good Horses</p>
<p n="136">Sworn the <rs type="date" id="LMSLPS15081_date9">18th. day of June 1770</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15081_date9" type="date" value="17700618"></interp>
<lb></lb>
before me</p>
<p n="137"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15081_n137-1">Tho: Beach</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15081_n137-1" type="surname" value="Beach"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15081_n137-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15081_occ49">Corr</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15081_occ49" type="occupation" value="Corr"></interp>
.</p>
<p n="138"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15081_n138-1">Thos. Bellamy</rs>
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<interp inst="LMSLPS15081_n138-1" type="surname" value="Bellamy"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15081_n138-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
</p>
<p n="139"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15081_n139-1">Mary Martin</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15081_n139-1" type="given" value="Mary"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15081_n139-1" type="surname" value="Martin"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15081_n139-1" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15081_geo68">Great Bath Street</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15081_geo68" type="placeName" value="Great Bath Street"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15081_geo68" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSLPS15081_occ50">Widow</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15081_occ50" type="occupation" value="Widow"></interp>
on<lb></lb>
her Oath Saith that<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
last Friday on hearing a<lb></lb>
great Screaming in the Street she ran to the Street<lb></lb>
Door & observed a Cart Passing along very Slow,<lb></lb>
and saw a Child under the Cart endeavouring to get<lb></lb>
up, and presently afterwards discovered another Child<lb></lb>
(meaning the deced) lying on the Ground dead to<lb></lb>
appearence, and they being on the further side of the Cart<lb></lb>
dept. says the off Wheel Passed over the deced, says She<lb></lb>
observed no Driver to have been attending the Cart<lb></lb>
and<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
verily believes that the accident would not<lb></lb>
have happened had there been a person attending the<lb></lb>
Cart.</p>
<p n="140">Sworn the 18th. day of June 1770<lb></lb>
before me</p>
<p n="141">Tho: Beach Corr.</p>
<p n="142">M Martin</p>
<p n="143"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15081_n143-1">James Liversuch</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15081_n143-1" type="given" value="James"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15081_n143-1" type="surname" value="Liversuch"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15081_n143-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15081_geo69">Saint John Street</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15081_geo69" type="placeName" value="Saint John Street"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15081_geo69" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
in the Parish<lb></lb>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSLPS15081_geo70">Saint James Clerkenwell</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15081_geo70" type="placeName" value="Saint James Clerkenwell"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15081_geo70" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
in the County of Middx<lb></lb>
one of the Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish<lb></lb>
bound in the Penalty of £50 to prefer a Bill of<lb></lb>
Indictment at the next Session for London against <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15081_n143-2">John<lb></lb>
Woolley</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15081_n143-2" type="given" value="John"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15081_n143-2" type="surname" value="Woolley"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15081_n143-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
for the murder of <rs type="persName" id="LMSLPS15081_n143-3">Catharine Thorne</rs>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15081_n143-3" type="given" value="Catharine"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15081_n143-3" type="surname" value="Thorne"></interp>
<interp inst="LMSLPS15081_n143-3" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
an Infant<lb></lb>
and to prosecute him thereon and also on the Coroner's<lb></lb>
Inquisition.</p>
<p n="144">the several Evidence above named bound each in the penalty<lb></lb>
of £20. to appear then, and give Evidence on the sd Bill of<lb></lb>
Indictment and also on the Coroner's Inquisition</p>
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