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fore Parlour and Saw the deceased come in Deponent askd
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him concerning the Business he had been about he gave a
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laks factory Answer to Deponent and went up into the
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Auction Room as usual to his Business, in about two
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Minutes after Deponent went up into the Auction Room
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and being at the Entrance of the Room he saw the deceased
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cutting his Throat Deponent immediately ran to him
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for his Support at which time Deceased let a Knife
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fall and Deponent laid hold of him and prevented the
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Deceased's following a Deponent then cried out for some
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Assistance but no Body come but Deponent apprehends
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he was not heard from the great distance the Auction
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Room is from Mr Christie's House Deponent then Gently
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said Deceased down on the Floor, and ran and acquainted
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Mr Cristie of what had happened who was still in the
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for Room Parlour who directed
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this Deponent to
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his get all
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necessary assistance when this Deponent sant Mr Christies
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Servants for Lorpons and other necessary Persons and
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Deponent went again into the Auction Room, and found
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the deceased standing on his foot supporting himself by
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an easy Chair, Deponent helped him into the Chair, by
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which time two Surgeons and an
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and other
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Persons came, and Deponent heard the Lorpons stay that
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they believed there was very little or no prospect of the
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Deceased's Surviving-Deponent Says Mr Christie being
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desirous that nothing might be Omitted to person
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deceased's Life Ordered Chairman to be sent for to send
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him to the Hospital and in taking him down the deced
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made a struggle and one of the Larpons in the twenty
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of his Deponent said he beleived be would not live of
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Minutes and that he thoughts he would he Dead before
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he was got to the Hospital, upon which they disisted
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from taking him and in a few Minutes after he died
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in the Passage of Mr Christie's House Deponent heard the
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deced say on his Second Return into the Auction Room
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woods to the following effect-I hope god will Forgive me
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Deponent has known the deced for about 5 Years, but
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