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<p n="1561">Says that <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n1561-1">Samuel Whitten</rs>
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the Deced was Dept Servant<lb></lb>
and last Monday was cleaning the Room where the<lb></lb>
Wild Beafts were kept about seven o'Clock in the<lb></lb>
Morning Says that he was in Bed and or hearing<lb></lb>
Deced crying out he got up and found that their Dept.<lb></lb>
Black Bear had hold of the Deceds Right Leg.and that<lb></lb>
the Deceds Leg was very much tore Says that he took<lb></lb>
hold of the Bear's Collar and Struck the Bear upon the<lb></lb>
Nose Several times upon which he let the Deced loose, says that<lb></lb>
the Bear was chained to the Floor by an Iron Chain<lb></lb>
about Six inches long, says that the Deced was carried<lb></lb>
to the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65206_geo1454">Westmr. Hospital</rs>
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and that the Bear was killed<lb></lb>
the same day in this Dept. presence, Says that the Bear<lb></lb>
was very quiet and Dept. never knew him attempt to Bite<lb></lb>
any body before and that the said Bear was of the<lb></lb>
Value of five Shillings.</p>
<p n="1562"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n1562-1">Timothy Mills</rs>
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</p>
<p n="1563">Severally Sworn the Day year<lb></lb>
& Place abovementioned, before me<lb></lb>
<rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65206_n1563-1">Tho. Prickard</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65206_occ479">Coroner</rs>
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