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, of <rs type="placeName" id="t17190225-21-defloc113">St. Botolph Bishopsgate</rs>
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, by giving her one mortal Wound on the Left part of her Body near the Back bone, of the length of one Inch and the depth of four Inches on the <rs id="t17190225-21-cd116" type="crimeDate">21st of January</rs>
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last, of which she languished till the first of February, and then died </rs>
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deposed that the Prisoner came up Stairs in his House in <rs type="placeName" id="t17190225-21-defloc117">Old Bedlam</rs>
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being there a washing, he ask'd her for some Victuals and some strong Drink; she told him that she had but a Farthing in her Pocket, and that would not buy a Pint of strong Drink but that he might go to Mrs. Ward's and there have what he wanted; he said he would not go there because she always talk'd to him of what he did not care to hear; and would have had her go; but she said she could not leave her Washing; then Mr. Cadwalader told him if he would eat such as he had he should be welcom to it, and reach'd him out his Cheese, and a Knife; that the Prisoner called his Wife Bitch and Toad and such like Names, bidding her go to her Clarkenwell Crew ; that she should not work for her Pride, and he go like a Vagabond ; &c. she bid him be gon, and if he would not go down she would set him down; upon which he run at her, and with the Knife he had in his Hand gave her the aforesaid Wound; and she fell down, crying out. I am kill'd. I am kill'd, for the Blood runs out, pray come and Help . That then Mr. Cadwalladar went and took her up, and said to the Prisoner, you wished<xptr type="pageFacsimile" doc="171902250004"></xptr>
Man, what have you done? you have kill'd your Wife. The Prisoner reply'd, if I have, I have kill'd the best of Wives, and must be bang'd for it. Lowrd Cadwallader, his Wife, confirmed the same. The Surgeon deposed, that he being sent for found her in a languishing Condition , that she had lost a great quantity of Blood, that the Wound was four Inches deep, and penetrated the Trunk of her Body, and was the Occasion of her Death. The Jury found him <rs id="t17190225-21-verdict118" type="verdictDescription"> <interp inst="t17190225-21-verdict118" type="verdictCategory" value="guilty"></interp>
guilty </rs>
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Death </rs>
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