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London Information of Witnesses taken at the parish of christ
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Church in the
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without
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in London the 5 Augt. 1795 on view of the
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then and there lying
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John Worsley
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servant
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to the late Mr.
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the
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who maketh oath that the deced yesterday morning dept with
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Mr. Green & other persons broke into the deceds bed room, they
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being alarmed & suspectg. something had happened to him,
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it being
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he not having came down that morng & it being so late as ½ past
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11Says
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he found the deced kneeling by the bed side with his
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head laid upon the bed & a great deal of blood upon the floor was him
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That the deced was quite dead & Dept aftwds saw a pistol in
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his right hand clasped last.
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John Worsley
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Sworn the
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5 Augt. 1795
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before me}
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T. Shelton Coroner
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Jno. Walker
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No 44
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Paternoster row
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Bookseller
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maketh oath that he has known she deced & been in habits
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of friendship with him in any years & says that lately his
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conduct & behaviour has been such that Dept has not the Cart
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doubt but he was deranged in his mind
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Sworn the 5 Augt. 1795
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before me
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T. Shelton Corr.
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