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<p n="2492"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65212_n2492-1">James Marchant</rs>
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of Barret Court <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65212_geo2131">Marylebone</rs>
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Foreman<lb></lb>
to the Contractor for Lighting the Lamps in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65212_geo2132">Parish<lb></lb>
of St. James Westmr</rs>
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. on his Oath saith, That he is Frequently<lb></lb>
out at Night to see that the Lamps burn properly Says<lb></lb>
that a little after two o' Clock yesterday Morning he<lb></lb>
went with three other Men to the Watch house of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65212_geo2133">St. James's<lb></lb>
Parish</rs>
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, and hearing a Noise in the Watchhouse<lb></lb>
he went in the Door not being Locked and as he Entered he saw the Deced<lb></lb>
having Quart Pewter Pot Body, Says that<del>a Gentleman</del>
<lb></lb>
<del>Servant</del>
the Deced either fall or<obscured></obscured>
down in the Watchhouse upon the Floor, That one of<lb></lb>
the Men there said, Damkis Blood he has Murdered the Man<lb></lb>
says that he lifted up the Deced, and on seeing Hinton<lb></lb>
the Beadle leaning down upon a Bench and bleeding<lb></lb>
down the Face<del>this Dept. and<obscured></obscured>
other</del>
two men in the<lb></lb>
Watchhouse Forced the Deced (who was willing to go)<lb></lb>
to the top of the Stairs, and Deced walking down himself<lb></lb>
into a Room below and Dept. bolted the Door leaving the<lb></lb>
Deced there, Says that he went up Stairs and was<lb></lb>
washing a Wound upon the back Part Mr. Hinton's Head<lb></lb>
with water when Mr. Brown the Lauthorn bearer came into<lb></lb>
the Watchhouse, and on the People saying that Hinton<lb></lb>
was Murdered, Brown took a pair of Handcuffs downstairs<lb></lb>
and returned in about two Minutes saying that he had<lb></lb>
put them upon the Deced's Hands, Says that Brown and<lb></lb>
two or three other Men went down Stairs again in about<lb></lb>
ten Minutes to see how the Deced was and immediately<lb></lb>
cryed out that the Deced had got the Handcuffs off, upon<lb></lb>
which this Dept. went down & saw that the Deced had got<lb></lb>
one Hand out of the Handkerchief and one of his Arms out<lb></lb>
of his Great Coat Sleeve, That Brown then said Ill manage<lb></lb>
him I warrant you, upon which one of the Men started<lb></lb>
back, saying that the Deced had got a Knife, and another<lb></lb>
Man immediately took a pair of Scissors out of the Deced's<lb></lb>
right Hand, Says that Brown then with a large Cord tied the<lb></lb>
Deced,s<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
behind him, and the Deced was left there<lb></lb>
and the Door Bolted. That they went up Stairs, and in<lb></lb>
about Ten Minutes Brown went down to see how the<lb></lb>
Deced</p>
<p n="2493">Deced was, Says that he did not hear the Room Door<lb></lb>
where the Deced was open, and believes that he did not<lb></lb>
go into the Room , That Brown came up in about a<lb></lb>
Minute, Saying that the Deced was assleep upon the Bench<lb></lb>
and was very safe, Says that in about half an hour or less<lb></lb>
this Dept. was going home, and one of the Men said, Let<lb></lb>
us go down and see the man, upon which Brown and<lb></lb>
three or Four more went down Stairs, and immediately<lb></lb>
upon their going into the Room, they cryed out, that the<lb></lb>
Man was dead, upon which the Dept. went down and saw<lb></lb>
the Deced Hanging with his Head leaning to the left side by a Core which was put around<lb></lb>
the<obscured></obscured>
yard Iron Bar<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
of the Window and under the<lb></lb>
Deced's Chin, whether it was around the Deced's Neck<lb></lb>
or not Dept. cannot tell, Says that Brown by Dept. desire<lb></lb>
with a Knife cut the Cord by which the Deced's was Hanging<lb></lb>
and Dept. was laid upon the Ground, being dead, And<lb></lb>
this Deponent verily believes that the Deced Hanged<lb></lb>
himself. And says that Mr. Hinton on bearing informed<lb></lb>
that the Deced was dead, said Dam his Blood he is gone<lb></lb>
to Hell.</p>
<p n="2494">The Mark of<lb></lb>
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<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65212_n2494-1">James Marchant</rs>
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<p n="2495"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65212_n2495-1">Thomas Brown</rs>
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Lanthorn bearer to the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65212_geo2134">Parish of St.<lb></lb>
James Westmr</rs>
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. on his Oath saith That he went into the<lb></lb>
Watchhouse about<obscured></obscured>
two o Clock yesterday Morning<lb></lb>
and heard the Constable order Mr. Hinton to bring up the<lb></lb>
Deced which was done immediately, Says that he went<lb></lb>
out and returned to the Watchhouse in about a Quarter<lb></lb>
of an hour and was<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
informed that the Deced<lb></lb>
had Struck Mr Hinton with a Quart Pot, and that he<lb></lb>
was put into a Room below and one of the Man desired<lb></lb>
this Dept. to Handcuffe the Deced which Dept. did<lb></lb>
and Deced was left there and the Door Fastened,<lb></lb>
Says that in about Ten Minutes this Dept. and several<lb></lb>
others went down to see the Deced, when the Deced<lb></lb>
had got one of his Hands out of the Handcuffe and<lb></lb>
his Arm out of the Great Coatsleave,Says that<lb></lb>
he</p>
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