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to Mr. Pettit on her Oath
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Saith, That the Deced who was a Lodger at Mrs. Pettit
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has been ill and in a Decline for a longtime, Says
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that he appeared at times to be delirious, and looked
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very wild, Says that she attended him and used to
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sit up with him at Night, Says that on Saturday
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last between two and three o' Clock in the Afternoon
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Elizabeth Fox
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came down Stairs and acquainted
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that the Deceds Pillow was Bloody, upon
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and sheet into Deced's Room and saw much Blood upon the Pillow and the Razor lying upon the Pillow, upon
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which she asked Deced what he had done to himself
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but Deced made no Answer, but looked very wild
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Says that she verily believes that the Deced gave
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himself the Wound in the Throat, and that Deced
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died in about four hours after.
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Rosemond Evefer
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John Bond
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Catherine street
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Surgeon
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on his
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Oath saith, That on Saturday last between two & three
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o' Clock in the Afternoon. Mr. Taylor came to Dept. and
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desired him to come immediately to Mrs. Pettit, for
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that he believed a Person had out his Throat there
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Says that he went and found a Wound in the Deceds
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Throat, which had not penetrated the Wind pipe, Says
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that there was some Blood upon the Pillow and sheet
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and that a
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was there Bloody, with
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wound appeared to have been given, Says that he
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Dressed the Wound, and went away, and that he
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called again
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half on hour after Six o'Clock and was told that the
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Deced was dead, and believes that the Wound
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the Deced's death
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Severally Sworn the Day Year & Place
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abovementioned before me
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