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Mary (the Wife of
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John Fuller
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) now living with Mrs. Horseman the
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Deceaseds Wife upon her Oath saith that on Saturday Morning the Eleventh
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instant Mrs: Horseman Kept with her in a small Room on the ground floor
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with two of her Children and the Deceased Slept in the Room above
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and the reason was why Mrs. Horseman Slept with this examinant was
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that the deceased could not bear the noise of one of the Children who was
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ill, Saith that one of the Deceaseds Children called Mrs. Horseman about
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two o Clock said the deceased was ill and wanted her she went up immediately
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and presently afterwards came down to this Examinant and said her Husband
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was Murdered upon with this Examinant went upstairs and found the deceased
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in a most Stocking State covered with blood which so frightned this Examinant
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that she could not stay in the Room Saith that on the Tuesday before the accident
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happened
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Joseph Richards
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was at the Deceaseds House in the Kitchen with a
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large Stick with a Not at the end of it and a hole into which he poured some
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lead he had been melting in a Tobacco Pipe for the purpose and which Stick
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She saw the day after the accident had happened and which Stick Mrs
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Horseman told this Examinant was found in the deceaseds Room and which
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she is Sure is the same Stick she saw the said
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with or
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the Tueday before
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Mary Fuller
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John Trotman
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a
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Farrier
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Blacksmith
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at
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Kentish Town
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aforesaid upon his Oath saith that he hath Lodged at the Deceaseds House
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near three quarters of a Year, that he Slept in a One pair of Stairs Room
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even with a Room in which the Deceased slept. that
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William Horseman
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a Son of the Deceased slept in the same Bed with him and one
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Samuel Loveless
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two other Boys slept in another Bed in the same
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Room, that on Saturday morning the Eleventh Instant they were all
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in Bed and this examinant was waked out of a sound Sleep about two
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O Clock by
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who told him the deceased was very ill upon
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which Examinant Called out to him Horseman what is the matter with
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you, do your Teeth ack (he being used to that pain) he answered
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Lord bless ye John something has run over my (ace upon which Examinant
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Sent the Son who slept with this Examinant to call his Mother, he did so
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and she came up immediately without a light and having inquired
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what was the matter went down again and brought up a Candle and
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as the Doors of both Rooms are opposite each other Examinant set up
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in his Bed and saw the Deceased sitting on his Bed with his head
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Covered with blood Mrs. Horseman then brought an Iron Bar
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into this Examinants Room and Shewed it him and said her dear
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Husband was murdered and Shewed him some blood on the Bar
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