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Upstairs with me saying I am afraid
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my Father has Hanged himself I have
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been trying
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to open the Door
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but could not says that he went with
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the Son, and with his Knee pushed the
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Deced's Room door a little way open
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and putting on his Arm he felt Deced's
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Hugh and afterwards his Body about
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were not Cold. but appeared to be Dead,
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Says that they both went in and Dept.
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saw the Deced lying down on the inside
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of the Door with his Head near the Floor
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and part of his Body across the Chair
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says that the son took a piece of small
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Cord, with a running Noose from about
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the Deced's Neck, says that the Cold
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lead cut into Deced's Rock, and Dept.
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believes that the Deced Hanged himself
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says that other People were called into
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the Room and Deced's Son took up
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a piece of Cord and a Scissars from the
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farthest Window from the Door.
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Edward Hall
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Long Acre
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on his
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Oath saith, that this Morning about Seven
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o'Clock Deced's son came to him desiring
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him to come to his Father who has Hanged
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himself upon which he went to Deced's Room
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the Mark of a Cord about his Neck, says that
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the Deced appeared to have been dead about
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two Floors, from the little warenth
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remaining in his Body. Says that on his
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asking for the Cord Deced's Son took a
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piece of Cord and a pair of Scissars from
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the farthest Window in the Room, Says that the
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Deced's Son likewise informed him that his
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Father had made several attempts upon his
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Life before.
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S. Hall
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Elizabeth Sparks
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on her
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Oath saith that
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Thomas Tomlinson
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Lodged in a Room on the First Floor in
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Depts. House, that the Deced and his son
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come home last Night about a Quarter after
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five o'Clock, and Dept. did not sea the Deced
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Son go out, Says that the Street Door was
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Bottled and Locked went Night before Eleven
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o'Clock by Depts. Order.
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her Mark
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Richard Lane
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a Lodger at Mrs. Sparks on
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his Oath saith That about three o'Clock this
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Morning he heard a Noise in Deced's Room
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on the First Floor, and Depts, wife said that
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she had heard it a letter before, and Dept.
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thought that the Deced by son were in Liquor
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as they frequently used to be, Says that by
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the sound Dept. thought it was at the Deced
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Room Door. Says that he got up about
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a Quarter after five this morning and
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out to his Work, found the Street Door
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Bolted, and left it Latched.
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Severally Sworn the Day
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Year and Place above
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mentioned before me
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