fore Parlour and Saw the deceased come in Deponent askd
him concerning the Business he had been about he gave a
laks factory Answer to Deponent and went up into the
Auction Room as usual to his Business, in about two
Minutes after Deponent went up into the Auction Room
and being at the Entrance of the Room he saw the deceased
cutting his Throat Deponent immediately ran to him
for his Support at which time Deceased let a Knife
fall and Deponent laid hold of him and prevented the
Deceased's following a Deponent then cried out for some
Assistance but no Body come but Deponent apprehends
he was not heard from the great distance the Auction
Room is from Mr Christie's House Deponent then Gently
said Deceased down on the Floor, and ran and acquainted
Mr Cristie of what had happened who was still in the
for Room Parlour who directedthis Deponent tohis get all
necessary assistance when this Deponent sant Mr Christies
Servants for Lorpons and other necessary Persons and
Deponent went again into the Auction Room, and found

the deceased standing on his foot supporting himself by
an easy Chair, Deponent helped him into the Chair, by
which time two Surgeons and an Apothecary and other
Persons came, and Deponent heard the Lorpons stay that
they believed there was very little or no prospect of the
Deceased's Surviving-Deponent Says Mr Christie being
desirous that nothing might be Omitted to person
deceased's Life Ordered Chairman to be sent for to send
him to the Hospital and in taking him down the deced
made a struggle and one of the Larpons in the twenty
of his Deponent said he beleived be would not live of
Minutes and that he thoughts he would he Dead before
he was got to the Hospital, upon which they disisted
from taking him and in a few Minutes after he died
in the Passage of Mr Christie's House Deponent heard the
deced say on his Second Return into the Auction Room
woods to the following effect-I hope god will Forgive me
Deponent has known the deced for about 5 Years, but