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House partly open induced this Deponent
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to past the Door quite open & he entered immediately
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& found the Deced hanging
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round her Neck & tied to an hankerchief
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& which handkerchief was fastened to
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on open quarter pastition which divided
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from the Parlour
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this Dept. immediately went at
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for assistance & wet with two of his
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own patrole & a Watchman who together
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with his Dept. cut the Deced down when
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she appeared to be stiff & cold-they lift
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the Deced in the said House & fastened the
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Landlord
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Door & then acquainted Mr Jones therewith
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John Liddel
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Mary Deuce
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lives at Mr Hitchfold
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his
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belgrave place
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being sworn
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saith that she
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saw the Deced
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on
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sunday
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saturday noon/between 8 & 9 o'Clock
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Setting on the ground opposite to the said House
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the Dept. went to he & asked her of the
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was ill-but did not at first make any
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reply-she appd. to this Dept. to be very low &
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me lane holly & in a great deal of trouble this Dept. gave to her some
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Ten but refused to take any foodtheir
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Deced said she lived at
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Twickenham
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& had walked during the last three
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days to & from thence three
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times
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this Dept. did not speak to be after
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this time, but observed she remained in
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this place till about 11 o'Clock
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this
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& but did not see her afterwards
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The
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Mark of
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Mary Deuce
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Verdict
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That the woman unknown
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was a
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& did Tray
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hereself
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William Young
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Foreman
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