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Informations of Witnesses taken
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at the parish of
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aforesaid on the
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31st day of May
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1792
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on view of the Body of William
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Jackson now here lying dead.
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William Jackson
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of No. 203
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London Green
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Son to the deced maketh Oath that between the hours of eight
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and nine in the Morning of Tuesday last Dept. Sister came
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into the shop where Dept. then was and sayed her That he
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was Vomiting she believed Dept. desired
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her
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a Mrs. Naylor to go up and
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attend upon his Fatherthat she went up Stairs for that
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purpose and soon
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after called to Dept. Dept. immediately
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went up Stairs to a two pair of Stairs Back Room and
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finding the Door
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fastened which was very unusual
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Dept. burt the Door open and on going into the Room he found
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the deced standing up at the foot of the Bedsteadthat there
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appeared to be a great quantity of blood about the floor of
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the Room and the Blood appeared to flow very fast from
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as Dept. then thought the deceds MouthDept. caught him
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in his Arms and placed him on the BedDept. then saw a Razor very bloody lying on a Table behind the deced.that the deced
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struggled very much while in Dept. Armsbut that he
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appeared sensibleDept. immediately went for a
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that a Surgeon soon after camethat in a little time after
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Dept. went up stairs and saw the deced sitting in a Chair
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his Wound appearing to have been
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and in about three
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four hours after Dept. went up and found the deced dead
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about two Months ago in consequence of some disagreement
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Depts. Father and Mother agreed to seperate that a Deed of
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Seperation was accordingly executed and Dept. Mother
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into Yorkshire
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quitted the housethat
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on Friday
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the beginning of last Week Dept
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Mother returned again to Dept. Father'
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that she
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continued with Dept. Father until
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Evening last when in consequence of he and the deced not
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that the next day Dept. observed his Father to be very dull
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and Melancholythat he appeared very Week and low
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that he continued the same on Saturdaythat on Sunday
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the deced appeared rather more dull and Melancholy and
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