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January 1799.
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And the said Mr.. Walter being Examined
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by the Court gave the following statement.
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"New House of Correction
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I issued a Precept
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"to Summon a Jury consisting of Six Persons
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resident in the
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and six
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Persons as is usual on the like Cases I accordingly
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attended to take such Inquisition and upon that
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Inquiry found that the Deceased had been
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Committed as a Vagrant and had been in the
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Prison 6. Days that during the time he had
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been in the Prison he had not applied for any
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Medical advice for if he had he would
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have received the same as the Apothecary attened
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the House every Day that he had been served -
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with Broth and particularly that the Day
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previous to his Death he had been served with
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Bread and two Quarts of Broth which he Eat
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that when he was locked up that night he did
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not make any Complaint and it also appeared
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That he was amply provided with Bed Cloaths
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as there were three Beds in the Room two of
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which were unoccupied he had taken the
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whole of the Cloaths all of which were found
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upon him in the Morning - that upon such
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Enquiry I particularly addressed those of the
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Jury who were Prisoners desiring they would
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say whether they had any knowledge of the
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Deceased having been improperly treated to
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which they all Answered they did not - That
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