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Image 150 of 28830th August 1787


And this Informant Mary Boulton for herself
saith that she heard the cry of Murder for near
a quarter of an Hour at first faint & afterwds.
londer, she thought it was some Man beating his
Wife that being alarmed she got up & looked out of
Window & saw Mary Davis< no role > in the Court without her
Cap & in a very diskerells Condition
And this Informant Elizabeth Evans< no role > for himself
saith that she heard the cry of Murder a great
while & hearing a Disturbance she opened the
Window & saw Mary Davis< no role > in the Court without her
last & making a great outery that she spoke to her
& she said the Man wanted to Murder him, that the
next Morning she explained to her what had to passed
& that he had cannot knowledge of her against her Consent

And this Informant Elizabeth Lee< no role > says that
she is a Servant in the Neighbourhood & her
Windows overlooks the Court That she heard the
cry of Murder about 12 o'Clock some times lond
& sometimes less lend as though a Person was
choaking that the Prisoner afterwards came
to the Window & she heard him saydama
her it serves her Right
And these Informants Mary Boulton & Elizabeth
Evans say that upon examining the said Mary
Davis there appeared a swelling on the Right side
of her Groin

Taken and sworn at Guildhall London
the 30th August 1787 , before me}
Wm. Plomer< no role >

The Mark of [mark] Mary Davis< no role >
Josiah Alexander< no role >

the Mark [mark] of Mary Bolton< no role >
The Mark [mark] of Elizabeth Evans< no role >
The Mark [mark] of Elizabeth Lee< no role >




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