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The Tub by the back Door, having his Shirt Cap
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and Great Coat on, Says that she felt one of the Deced's Legs
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which was Cold and Dept. believes that the Deced was
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dead, Says that she then went to her Mistress and
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accquainted her with what had happened, at which
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she appeared to be much Surprized and Shocked
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Says that a LIttle after Eleven o'Clock last Night
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Dept. thinks that she heard Mrs. Stockman lock her
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Bedchamber Door on the Second Floor. but is not
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certain. Says that the Deced last Night looked
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as well and composed as he used to do. and think
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it very possible for him (being old and infirm)
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in coming into the Yard in the Dark to fall
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Accidentally into the Water Tub Where in the
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Deced was found drowned
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The Mark of
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Mary Edwards
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John Stockman
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Servant
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to the Deced on his
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Oath Saith That he has lived about fifteen Years with
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the Deced That he heard the Deced come home last
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Night between nine and ten o'Clock, That he staid a few
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minutes in the Parlour and then went up stairs to
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Bed as Dept. thought That he this Dept went to Bed a little
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before Eleven o'Clock and was awaked about
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Three o'Clock this Morning by
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the
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Maid Servant
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who said the Dining room, Door is open
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and the Back Door, that she saw somebody's Legs
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out of the Tub in the Yard, and believed there had
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been Thieves in the House, upon which Dept. went
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down and when the Maid had Struck a light Dept
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saw the Deced Drowned in the latter Tub by the
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back door with his Head and part of his Body in
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the Water and his legs hearing down on the outside
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says that he felt the Deced's which was Cold
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And Dept. believes that he was dead, says that
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he called in several of the Neighbours who took
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Deced out of the Tub, Says that the Deced used
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sometimes to go down into the Yard after he
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was gone to Bed, That the Deced had sometimes
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a Giddiness in his Head, and that Dept. supported
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him when he was falling down in one of the there first
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and frequently used to ask the same Question
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Several times, Says that the Deced was Seventy
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three or Seventy four Years of Age and at times
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very feeble and Dept. thinks it very possible
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that the Deced so infirm as the Deced. has might
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in going to the Yard in the Dark Accidentally fall
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into the Water Tub where deced was found
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if the Deced happened to be seized with one of his
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John Stockman
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Severally Sworn the Day Year &
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Place abovementioned before me
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Tho. Prickard
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Coroner
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