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Depositions of Witnesses taken at London
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that is to say at the parish of Saint John the
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Baptist in the Ward of Vintry in London
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aforesaid this 21st. day of January 1796 on
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view of the body of
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now
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here lying dead
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John Evans
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of No.10 Cloak Lane London
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maketh Oath that between one and two
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Yesterday Morning Dept. being a Sleep was awakened by
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a noise of something falling Dept. went out of his Room
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and met Mr. Eaton on the landing place of the two pair
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of Stairs Mr. Eaton sayed where are you Richard (means
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the deced who was Servant to him) Dept. went down one
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pair of Stairs and upon the landing place of the one pair
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of Stairs he found the deced Dept. having called for a
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Light which was brought he asked the deced is he could
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stand he sayed no far Gods sake let
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me alone Dept.
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observed closed on the landing place and blood came
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from the back part of the deceds head Dept. endeavoured
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to lift the deced up but he was unable Mr. Eaton came
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down and Dept. went for a Surgeon soon after a
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Surgeon
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came who upon examining
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the deced sayed he was dead
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the Surgeon examined the deced as to the injury he had reced and found that he had a
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cut or Wound in the Pole of his Neck & that his Neck
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was dislocated.
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Sworn this 21st: day of
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January 1796 before me}
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John Evans
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Roger Eaton
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of No.10 Cloak Lane London
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Gentleman
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maketh Oath that between one and two oClock yesterday Morning
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Dept. being alarmed by or (at being in his Room and having a particular
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a version to Cats the rang his Bell for the Servant that soon after
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he heard something fall very heavy on the Stairs and heard a person
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Groan Dept. went out of his Room the two pair of Stairs and stood
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on the landing place & called Richard the deced sayed here I am
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Dept. called again & then went down to the one pair of Stairs
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landing place & found the deced in the manner described by
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the last Witness. Dept. asked the deced where he was hurt the
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deced sayed in his pole.
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Sworn this 21st. day of
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January 1796 before me}
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Ro Eaton
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