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<p n="1628">Strangulation about his Neck and after strict<lb></lb>
Inquiry of his Wife who was in the House and<lb></lb>
had slept with the deceased the last Night<lb></lb>
she<del>told</del>
produced a small Cord which she took<lb></lb>
out of her Pocket by<del>with</del>
which she said she<lb></lb>
found him hanging and which was tied round<lb></lb>
the Beam of the said drying Horse and the other<lb></lb>
End round his Neck and being a Poor ignorant<lb></lb>
Irish woman she said it was a shame <del>that</del>
a man<lb></lb>
should hang himself and can not imagine<lb></lb>
why he should hang himself, this Deponent<lb></lb>
further saith that there was a Chair in the Room<lb></lb>
near where the deceased lay on the Ground and<lb></lb>
upon the Horse a recent Mark where a Cord<lb></lb>
had been and nearly over where the Body lay<lb></lb>
and from Circumstances this Deponent is of<lb></lb>
opinion that in a fit of Lunacy he had hanged<lb></lb>
himself</p>
<p n="1629">S. Hanbury</p>
<p n="1630"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65237_n1630-1">Ann Hawley</rs>
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being sworn deposeth that he<lb></lb>
had been acquainted with the deceased and his<lb></lb>
Wife for several Years and has slept in the said<lb></lb>
House for some time past that<del>they</del>
he and his Wife lived very<lb></lb>
happy together, that he<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
was a <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65237_occ857">Soldier</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in the 7th, Regiment of Foot and had been at<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65237_geo1785">Portsmouth</rs>
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and<lb></lb>
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<p n="1631">came from thence to <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65237_geo1786">George Street</rs>
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on Sunday Night<lb></lb>
last and appeared very dull & Melancholly<lb></lb>
and said very little to any one.<lb></lb>
That last Night he appeared to he very<lb></lb>
melancholy and went up Stairs and<lb></lb>
lay down on the Bed and not speak<lb></lb>
to them<del>that</del>
about ten Minutes after<lb></lb>
six he came to the Room door and<lb></lb>
called to his Daughter & this Deponent<lb></lb>
to get up, that about 7 this mong<lb></lb>
this Deponent saw him leaning on the<lb></lb>
Garret Stairs doing some thing to one<lb></lb>
of his Knees when she asked him<lb></lb>
how he did but she did not hear<lb></lb>
him make any answer soon after<lb></lb>
ward she went out to <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65237_geo1787">Harley Street</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and when the returned between 11<lb></lb>
and 12 the was informed he had hanged<lb></lb>
himself</p>
<p n="1632">The Mark<lb></lb>
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<lb></lb>
of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65237_n1632-1">Ann Hawley</rs>
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