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she
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without and
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Jane Hughes
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a Lodger in the same
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being sworn deposeth that she lodged in
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the Room underneath that of the deceased
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that she heard the deceased with across
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her in Room between 6 & 7 and aburst
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& she thought the him her take the Key
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out of her Room door and never heard
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her move about afterwards
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Eliz. Brown
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another Lodger in the sd.
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house and slept in the said Room during
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the time she was in the
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likewise used to sleep with the deced
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before she went into the
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,
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that this Deponent had both the Keys of
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the Room door but had put one in a Box in the Room and was at a Neighbours
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house when the deceased none to go into
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the room and Mr. Edwards little Become for
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one of the Keys which this Deponent sent
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and
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and it was given to the deceased and when this
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Deponent came house she went up Stairs
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and knocked at the Door and called the deced
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by her Name several different times but she never
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answer'd, that about 11 at Night this Depont.
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and Mr. Willims another Lodger went up Stairs
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and finding the Door shut and no one known
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Mrs. Williams tried to unlock the door with
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a Key of her own door which unlocked it
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and upon opening the door they saw the
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deceased hanging by the Neck in the middle
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of the Room and being greatly terrified they
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screamed out and run down there and infant
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the rest of the Lodgers with what they saw
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and non afterwards Mr. Edwards the Land-
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lord and a Watchman come and cut her
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down. that this Deponent thinks she
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was not of late in her right Mind as
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she rathed very strangely and in ch
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The
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Mark
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Eliz Brown
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The Verdict
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Lunacy and hanged himself
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Musgrave
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