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April 1761

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Eliz: Forster otherwise Woodward< no role > of Harrow Alley in Whitechapel
Says she never saw the deced till the Saturday Night the
accident happen'dThat she was in Company with the
deced at the dutch Seailors till between 10 & 11 at Night
That they afterwards went on the Hill towd. the Witness's
Lodging & deced said he wd. see the Witness homethe
[..] Witness sd. he shd. not & said she would Go back
with him to his Lodgings that the House might be Satified
he did not lie out all RightSays that in returning
with the deced Two Portuguese with a Jew Girl met them
& the Jew Girl struck the Witness on the Arm & said
are you above speaking to mesays she went to her
but did not know herthat one of the Portuguese Said
to the Jew Girl what are you afraid of & the tall
Portuguese who is now in Newgate & said his Name
was Antonio Stript & hit Ricks the Man in the Red
Wastcoat & afterwards knock'd the deced down That
the deced called out for help & the Man in the Red
Wastcoat and anor. Man came up to him & the Man in
the red Wascoat says to the deced what is the Matter
That the deced Answed. I am killed, I am Stab'd, did
not hear him Say who Stab'd him Lays she came home
with the deced to his Lodgings & that as soon as he
came in he fainted or Died away & was afterwards
carried up StairsSays the deced bled like & Pig
& she Saw a Knife in the hand of the Tall Portuguese

the mark of
Eliz: [mark] Woodward< no role >




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