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Addicted to Drinking and was
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sometimes Intoxiated with Liquor.
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Wm Gaugh
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Richard Barkley
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a
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Smith
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. Lodger to
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the Deced on his Oath saith, That about
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Ten o'Clock on Thursday Night Dept.
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came home and found Deced's Room
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Door looked, That he called several times
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& having no Answer he went to Mr. Nash
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who about Eleven o'Clock came home
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with him, and with her Key unlocked
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the Door but could not go in there
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being something against the Door Says that they
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went down and Mr. Gough went up with them
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but could not force open the Door. but
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ordered somebody to fetch a Doctor
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and Mrs. Nash and this Dept. went
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and brought a
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there who
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went into the Room with Mr. Gough &
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Dept. followed when he saw the Deced
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lying upon the Floor with a Cord about
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his Neck, which Mr. Gough said he
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had cut, the Cord being Fast
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d a Nail to the
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top France of the Door, Says that the
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Doctor said the Deced had been dead
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three or four hours, and Dept. believes
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that the Deced Hanged himself, Says
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that the Deced on Thursday Morning
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last when Dept. saw him appeared to
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be low Spirited.
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RIchard Barkley
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his Mark
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William Ellis
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. of
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Drury Lane
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Apothecary
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on his Oath saith This Dept. on Thursday
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Night last was desired to go to Deced
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Says that he went and Saw Mr. Gough
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at the Room Door which was unlocked
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and Mr. Gough pushing the Door very
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hard they both went in and others
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the Floor with a Cord about his Neck
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which Mr. Gough said he had out, Says
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that he thinks the Deced had been dead
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three or four hours, and that he was
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Hanged.
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Wm Ellis
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Severally Sworn the Day
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Year & Place above
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mentioned before me
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Tho. Prickard
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