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Informations of Witnesses taken this Sixth day of
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on his Oath saith, That about Eleven
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Weeks since Deponent was employed by Mr.
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to draw some Timber to his Yard in Warwick
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Street from Mrs. Lambeth's Wharf in Scotland Yard, Says
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that while he was at the wharf and getting a piece of
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Fir Timber out of the Dock upon the Wharf with the Crane
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the Iron Dogs being fixed about the Middle of the piece of Timber
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Says that the Deced and another Woman were gathering
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up Coals in the Dock, and standing near the Timber, Dept. says that
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he called to the Deced and the other Woman several pines to go out
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of the way, says that the other Woman did go, and that
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the Deced might have gone when Depot. first called to
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her, Says that One End of the said piece of Timber came
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round, as it was drawn up, and struck the Deced upon
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the back part of her right Leg, and broke the Deced's Leg
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the Dept. heard the bone snap, Dept. says that he & Sor
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carried the Deced and laid her down upon the Wharf
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Says that he afterwards sent for two Chairmen who
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carried the Deced to the Westmr. Hospital, and Dept's
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Servant went with the Chairmen. Says that the piece
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of Timber was the Property of Mr. Stubbs, and of the Value
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of Seven Shillings and six pence.
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on his
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Oath saith, that on the Twenty sixth day of June last past,
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the Deced was brought as a Casualty to said Hospital, Says
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that he saw Deced the next day and found a Compound
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Fracture on her right Leg, Says that the Deceaseds Leg
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