Andrew Hassak< no role > Servant to Mr. Starkie Brewer in little
Poltney Street on his Oath says that yesterday Morning that was
an Alarm at the Bewhouse just as they had done Breakfast
[..] between 7 & 8, one David Smart< no role > & hissonMan came and told
them that Elizabeth Cooper< no role > had hanged herself, he went directly
and when he came he found the Deced Door open and one on
two Men & some Women in the Room and Deponent saw the Deced hanging
with her feet rather on the ground, Deponent asked why they
had not cut her down before, they said they had no Knife
Deponent took his Knife out of her Pocket and cut her down
he fell her Hand and formd it quite cold, her Arm rather
Warm and the fore part of her Head quite warm, she was
Carried up into the Yard, a Person way sent for to Bleed her,
he came in about 10 Minutes and tied up her Arm, but
said there was no Vein to be formdDeponent says he has
known the Deced about 7 Years, says she was rather given
to Liquor, beleives because the Deced had not Money to go
on with occasioned her to Hang herself

And Hesack< no role >

Thomas Weaver< no role > at Mr. Harkie's Newhouse on his
Oath says thatYesterdaythe Deced used to came to the
Newhouse for Small Beer in order to sale the same again
3 days in a Week, but Yesterday Morning she did not come
thought it way the Day she was expected, she generally used
to come about 6 or 7 o Clock, the Deponent was desired by his
Master to go and see whether the Deced was not well, the
Deponent did not know where she lived, but saw a Man that
did know and asked him to go & shew him, they went to the
House & the other Man asked the Woman in the Parlour where
the Deceds Room was, she said down in the Back Kitchen
the Man went down & the Deced staid on the top of the
Stairs, the Man knocked at the Door and called Several times
but no Body answered, he looked through the Keyhole and
sd. he thought he could perceive some Body, the Deponent them
went down but could not see any thing that the Key holes but
perceived a light but could not tell where it came fromDeponent
went into the Yard and shoved the Window Lash back of the