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May 1764

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Whitechapel 4. 10th. day May 1764. at Grave Morris< no role > head
touching the heath of Josh. Chambers< no role > then & there lying dead.

Willm. Martin< no role > the Courtable for the Night at the Hamlet
of Ratcliff on the Hight of the 7th. of Maybeing Exired Swears her
wert upon Duty to the Watchhouse at 10 at night. That between
12 & to in the Morning of the 8th. May the Watchman being
your their Rounds the Hatch was shutt & Prently Saml. Roper< no role > &
Eliz< no role > : his Wife in Coupr. with other Woman brot. Sno Turtles a Prisonr.
to the Watch house for the Wounding & stabling of Josh. Chambers< no role >
That Josh. Chambers< no role > came led by the Peoples to the Watch-house
where he pulled up his Shirt & shew'd different Wounds about
his Body a one of the half did the Body below the [..] Navel
& anor. a the left ThighThe deced Shirt was very full of
Mood & the deced said he had a Wound or the right side the
Bellybut the Witness did not see itSays he saw the Guts
out of the Wound on the left sideSays Further the Prisonr.
was immediately put into the innor Apartmt. called the Cag
& charg'd by the deced wth. being the Cause of his deathfor
Says the deced you [..] Rogers you Vill [..] you have been
the death of me I am a dead man; but did not Say with
what Instrumt. the Wounds were givenThat the deced was led
to Dr. Basdn'n where he was recommended to the Infirmary
That the deced was brot. back to the [..] Watch house &
soon after put into the Town-house Chair & Carried to the
London Infirmary That the next Morning he was sent for to
bring the prisonr. along wth. him to the Infirmary to see whether
the deced know him or nothe brot. the prisonr.to the deced,
Who fix'd upon the prisonr. Turthe to be the Man who Stib'd him
& said he was a dead ManSays there were prsant. in the
Room Thos Isherwood< no role > & Saml. Scotton< no role > 2 Watchman & several other PersonThat after
this he took the prisonr. to Justics Pellwho Ordl. the Witness




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