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the Deced lodged with Dept. in
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a Room on the Second Floor near half a Year last past, Says
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that about twelve o Clock on Saturday Night Dept. was alarmed
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with a Noise in his House upon the Stairs, when Deced's Wife
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cryed out that she should be Murdered by the Deced and desired
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Deponent to call in the Watch, Dept. says that he saw the Deced
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standing at the top of the Stairs at that time with a Knife
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in his hand, Says that he this Dept. and Mr. Singler a
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Neighbour and Mr. Paterson went up into Deced's Room
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and found him in the Bed, Says that he left Deced and his
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Wife in the Room together and Dept. and the other Gentlemen
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come down Stairs, Says that the Deced's Wife went from
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the Dept. House last Sunday and got another Lodging leaving
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the Deced there, Deponent says that on Wednesday Night
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last Deced came to his House about twelve o'Clock, asked for
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a Candle and went up Stairs into his own Room, as Dept. was
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informed by his Maid Servant, and Dept. heard him go up
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Stairs, Says that yesterday about Eleven o'Clock in the Forenoon
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Deced's Wife came to Depts. House and inquired if Deced was
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there, and being Answered that Deced had not been seen that
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Day, the Desired Dept. to go up Stairs to see if Deced was
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in his Room, which Dept. accordingly did, Says that he
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found the Door single locked (being a Spring Lock,) and the
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Key on the outside of the Door in the Lock, Says that on
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opening the Door Dept. went into the Room and saw Deced
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hanging by a small Cord around the Deced's Neck, and
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fastened to a Nail in the Wainscot, says that one of the
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Deced's feet was upon the cross rail of a Chair and the toes
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of the other feet upon the Chair to the left of Depts recollection Says that the Deced was
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