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James Marchant
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of Barret Court
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Marylebone
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Foreman
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to the Contractor for Lighting the Lamps in the
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Parish
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. on his Oath saith, That he is Frequently
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out at Night to see that the Lamps burn properly Says
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that a little after two o' Clock yesterday Morning he
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went with three other Men to the Watch house of
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St. James's
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, and hearing a Noise in the Watchhouse
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he went in the Door not being Locked and as he Entered he saw the Deced
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having Quart Pewter Pot Body, Says that
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a Gentleman
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the Deced either fall or
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down in the Watchhouse upon the Floor, That one of
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the Men there said, Damkis Blood he has Murdered the Man
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says that he lifted up the Deced, and on seeing Hinton
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the Beadle leaning down upon a Bench and bleeding
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down the Face
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this Dept. and
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other
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two men in the
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Watchhouse Forced the Deced (who was willing to go)
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to the top of the Stairs, and Deced walking down himself
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into a Room below and Dept. bolted the Door leaving the
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Deced there, Says that he went up Stairs and was
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washing a Wound upon the back Part Mr. Hinton's Head
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with water when Mr. Brown the Lauthorn bearer came into
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the Watchhouse, and on the People saying that Hinton
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was Murdered, Brown took a pair of Handcuffs downstairs
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and returned in about two Minutes saying that he had
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put them upon the Deced's Hands, Says that Brown and
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two or three other Men went down Stairs again in about
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ten Minutes to see how the Deced was and immediately
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cryed out that the Deced had got the Handcuffs off, upon
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which this Dept. went down & saw that the Deced had got
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one Hand out of the Handkerchief and one of his Arms out
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of his Great Coat Sleeve, That Brown then said Ill manage
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him I warrant you, upon which one of the Men started
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back, saying that the Deced had got a Knife, and another
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Man immediately took a pair of Scissors out of the Deced's
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right Hand, Says that Brown then with a large Cord tied the
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Deced,s
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behind him, and the Deced was left there
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and the Door Bolted. That they went up Stairs, and in
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about Ten Minutes Brown went down to see how the
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Deced
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Deced was, Says that he did not hear the Room Door
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where the Deced was open, and believes that he did not
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go into the Room , That Brown came up in about a
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Minute, Saying that the Deced was assleep upon the Bench
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and was very safe, Says that in about half an hour or less
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this Dept. was going home, and one of the Men said, Let
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us go down and see the man, upon which Brown and
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three or Four more went down Stairs, and immediately
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upon their going into the Room, they cryed out, that the
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Man was dead, upon which the Dept. went down and saw
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the Deced Hanging with his Head leaning to the left side by a Core which was put around
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the
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yard Iron Bar
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of the Window and under the
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Deced's Chin, whether it was around the Deced's Neck
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or not Dept. cannot tell, Says that Brown by Dept. desire
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with a Knife cut the Cord by which the Deced's was Hanging
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and Dept. was laid upon the Ground, being dead, And
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this Deponent verily believes that the Deced Hanged
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himself. And says that Mr. Hinton on bearing informed
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that the Deced was dead, said Dam his Blood he is gone
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to Hell.
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The Mark of
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James Marchant
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Thomas Brown
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Lanthorn bearer to the
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James Westmr
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. on his Oath saith That he went into the
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Watchhouse about
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two o Clock yesterday Morning
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and heard the Constable order Mr. Hinton to bring up the
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Deced which was done immediately, Says that he went
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out and returned to the Watchhouse in about a Quarter
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of an hour and was
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informed that the Deced
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had Struck Mr Hinton with a Quart Pot, and that he
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was put into a Room below and one of the Man desired
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this Dept. to Handcuffe the Deced which Dept. did
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and Deced was left there and the Door Fastened,
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Says that in about Ten Minutes this Dept. and several
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others went down to see the Deced, when the Deced
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had got one of his Hands out of the Handcuffe and
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his Arm out of the Great Coatsleave,Says that
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he
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