Middlesex Sessions:
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May 1769

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Bridget Martin< no role > Wife of James Martin< no role > of Rosemary Lane
Porter Saith She Lives the next Door to where Gough the
Deceased LivedThat She hath known Gough about
year and a Quarter And Saith he was an Old Man who
used to go out with Memorandum Books and Two Stricks
That he had a Daughter Lived with him

That She never Saw Peter Farrell< no role > before last Friday or
Saturday She cannot Recollect whichThat She Saw
him go up Stairs to his Father and Mother and that was
All Informant Saw of himThat On Sunday Night
he was raving Mad Crying out Keep them from me
Keep the Serpents from meThat on Monday Morning
his Mother Cryed Out for help And Informant went up
to help herThat when Informant went up She found
him lying on his Belly and Beating his Head and his Fect
against the BoardsThat then he started up And
Pulled his Jacket and Shirt off And turn'd round And
took up his Fathers Knife and Gave himself a Stab in
the BellyThat then Informant run down Stairs
and Farrell run after her Bloody as he was
and went into the StreetThat while he was standing
in the Street Informant went to him and took him by the
Hand to the Stairs foot And he went up Stairs before her
And She Saw no more of him till he was going to the
Hospital to be DressedSaith She Believes this was
about Ten o. Clock But that She cannot Recollect how long
afterwards it was that She Saw him going to the
Hospital




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