not choosing to be turned out, but Ashdon persevered, and
being more powerful than the Deponent Ashdon forced
him out and was thrown upon the Deceased and Ashdon
Stut the Door, in about a Minute after Ashdon came out
with Moore the Patrole and brought out the Key of one
of the Holes of the Watch House, and opened the Door, and
then with the assistance of Moore took the Deceased from
the Ground and Carried him into Hole and Set him,
upright, and Deponent believes the Door of the Hole was
not locked or him Ashdon asked the Deceased If he
did not Pass him to All Hallows and where is your
Wife and the Deceased Said No Ashdon then said to
the Deceased he [..] would leave the Door open and he
might go out when he pleased Deponent Says the
Deceased appeared to he a very poor distressed Person
that to the best of his Knowledge he had no Shirt on
his Breast appearing to he bare, he had a Sort of
Trowsers in, and was very indifferently and poorly
Clothed.

William Knight< no role >

James Loton< no role > one of the Church Wardens of St. Margaret
Westminster , on his Oath saith, That on Saturday Morning
last about Ten o'Clock, Ashdon the Bedel came to [..]
[..] him, Saying he had got a refractory Man in
the Watch House Deponent Said he would call and Lee,
him, and about a Quarter after Ten met Ashdon in,
St. Margaret's Church Yard , and went with him to the
Watch House, and Ashdon pushed open the Door of the
West Hole which was unlocked and Deponent saw the
Deceased lying on the Floor, apparently in a State of
Intoxication Ashdon went to the Deceased and called
him Jack, and did him get up, the Deceased raised him
Head and muttered Some into herent WorldDeponent
asked Ashdon who charged him as he understood he had
been a Might Charge - Ashdon Said Knight the Patrole,
Ashdon then told the Deponent the Deceased was a very
Drunken riotous Vagabond and had been passed as
Such from different Parishes as well as St. Margarets
to St. Allhallows Bread Shed where his Wife and three
Children were in the Poor House Deponent then observed
when he was taken before Mr. Abington the Magistrate it