Phebe Stevens< no role > of Old George Street Wife of Thomas Stevens< no role >
WeaverSaith she Lives between the House of Mary Collins< no role >
and Mr. CobbThat Collins Carries on the Business of a Weaver
and Employes other Persons to do itThat Informant hath
often seen the Deceased in Collins's Washouse and in the Street
That there is a Wicket like a Window opens between Informants and
Collins's Washouse which was never fastned and night be opened
on either sideThat she hath often seen Collins Beat
her And she always Peat her with Sticks
That last Saturday was fortnight between Eleven and Twelve oClock
at Night Informant was Sitting by her Fire in the Kitchen below
And she heard the Deceased Cry out dismal Melancholly Cries
for three or four MinutesThat Informants Husband
was in the Esard and Called her there to hear the Child
That Informant went there and said to her Husband don't speak
but let Us knock at the Wainscott and then she will Leave off
That the Child Cryed" Lord have Mercy I have done nothing
Pray don't beat me" That there was a Man in Collins's
Yard who said to Collins You'll kill the Girl And Collin's Answered
"Danm her a Bitch I Design it"
That the Man in the Yard endeavoured to Persuade her to Let her
alone and Correct her the next day
That about three Months ago she heard the Cries of the Deceased
in the Mulberry Free in Collins's Yard and heard Collin's ask the
Deceased when she Came down how the Liked it and told her
the next time she should have moreThat she saw
a Man in the Free and saw a Rope there but she did not see
the Rope remid the DeceasedBut she saw Collins Beat
her last Saturday was fortnight thro' the Wicket
That there was a Candle in the Washouse and she had the Eight
of it But could not see itThat when Collins first