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between Eight and Nine o'Clock Dept. was going out of
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on touching it with her Finger found it to be a
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Dept. saw a Child therein which appeared to be
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in the Basket, but is not sure of it, Says that
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she afterwards was told that it was a Female Child
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she observed no Marks of violence upon the Child
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