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<p n="1362">Room and as Trotman had returned without the Doctor she<lb></lb>
immediately sent him and the deceaseds Nephew to a Mr. Frekes an<lb></lb>
Apothecary in <rs type="placeName" id="LMCOIC65101_geo1256">Tottenham Court Road</rs>
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and about four O Clock they returned<lb></lb>
with a Mr. Sr. Ledger a <rs type="occupation" id="LMCOIC65101_occ306">Surgeon</rs>
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who immediately endeavoured to stop the<lb></lb>
blood (which Examinant had tried to do with Brandy and Cob webbs<lb></lb>
before he came) and he also dressed the Wounds as quick as possible<lb></lb>
and Stayed till about Seven O Clock and then Dressed the Wounds<lb></lb>
again and went away. and about Two or three o Clock in the<lb></lb>
afternoon a Mr. Heaviside a Surgeon of Mortimer Street Cavendish<lb></lb>
Square came and attended the Deceased every day untill his Death<lb></lb>
which happened yesterday Morning about Seven O Clock of Several<lb></lb>
fractures of the Skull. which Mr. St. Ledger told this Examinant had<lb></lb>
been given him and which he then apprehended would be as they<lb></lb>
have since proved the Cause of his Death and this Examinant saith<lb></lb>
that at the time she found the deceased in the dreadfull State above<lb></lb>
described, she Supposed Some person or persons must have got<lb></lb>
secretly into the House and done the mischief but did not at that time<lb></lb>
suspect any person in Particular as all the Doors were fastned. but the<lb></lb>
back Windows of the House were not And this Examinant Saith that on<lb></lb>
the Morning in which the Accident happened and before Mr. St. Ledger<lb></lb>
came She found a Stick or Bludgeon about two feet from the foot of<lb></lb>
the Bed and which she recolected seeing one <rs type="persName" id="LMCOIC65101_n1362-4">Joseph Richards</rs>
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(who<lb></lb>
had been a <rs type="occupation" id="LMCOIC65101_occ307">Servant</rs>
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of the Deceaseds, and discharged from his Service<lb></lb>
about a month before) have in his hand, on the Sunday preceding<lb></lb>
he having called in at the Deceaseds House on the said Sunday with<lb></lb>
Trotman, they having been cutting Sticks in the Fields as they informed<lb></lb>
this Examinant, and she also found an Iron Bar belonging to a<lb></lb>
Window of the Room in which <rs type="persName" id="LMCOIC65101_n1362-5">John Trotman</rs>
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Lay and which was<lb></lb>
Standing against a Chest of Drawers in the Deceaseds Room on which<lb></lb>
bar at one end there was much blood somewhite Stuff like flesh and<lb></lb>
some hair and is of opinion the Blows which caused the Wounds<lb></lb>
on the deceaseds Head were given with that Bar and verily believes<lb></lb>
that the said <rs type="persName" id="LMCOIC65101_n1362-6">Joseph Richards</rs>
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had been by some means or other<lb></lb>
Concealed in a Closet in the said Trotmans Room as some Bottles that<lb></lb>
had been in that Closet had been removed and that he the said<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="LMCOIC65101_n1362-8">Joseph Richards</rs>
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had given the said Blows to the said Walter<lb></lb>
Horseman in manner before mentioned</p>
<p n="1363"> <rs type="persName" id="LMCOIC65101_n1363-1">Mary Horsman</rs>
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