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Room and as Trotman had returned without the Doctor she
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immediately sent him and the deceaseds Nephew to a Mr. Frekes an
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Apothecary in
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and about four O Clock they returned
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with a Mr. Sr. Ledger a
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who immediately endeavoured to stop the
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blood (which Examinant had tried to do with Brandy and Cob webbs
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before he came) and he also dressed the Wounds as quick as possible
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and Stayed till about Seven O Clock and then Dressed the Wounds
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again and went away. and about Two or three o Clock in the
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afternoon a Mr. Heaviside a Surgeon of Mortimer Street Cavendish
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Square came and attended the Deceased every day untill his Death
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which happened yesterday Morning about Seven O Clock of Several
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fractures of the Skull. which Mr. St. Ledger told this Examinant had
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been given him and which he then apprehended would be as they
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have since proved the Cause of his Death and this Examinant saith
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that at the time she found the deceased in the dreadfull State above
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described, she Supposed Some person or persons must have got
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secretly into the House and done the mischief but did not at that time
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suspect any person in Particular as all the Doors were fastned. but the
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back Windows of the House were not And this Examinant Saith that on
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the Morning in which the Accident happened and before Mr. St. Ledger
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came She found a Stick or Bludgeon about two feet from the foot of
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the Bed and which she recolected seeing one
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(who
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had been a
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of the Deceaseds, and discharged from his Service
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about a month before) have in his hand, on the Sunday preceding
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he having called in at the Deceaseds House on the said Sunday with
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Trotman, they having been cutting Sticks in the Fields as they informed
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this Examinant, and she also found an Iron Bar belonging to a
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Lay and which was
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Standing against a Chest of Drawers in the Deceaseds Room on which
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bar at one end there was much blood somewhite Stuff like flesh and
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some hair and is of opinion the Blows which caused the Wounds
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on the deceaseds Head were given with that Bar and verily believes
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that the said
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had been by some means or other
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Concealed in a Closet in the said Trotmans Room as some Bottles that
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had been in that Closet had been removed and that he the said
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had given the said Blows to the said Walter
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Horseman in manner before mentioned
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