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<p n="1200">the Deced in the Watchhouse and went back to<lb></lb>
his Stand, Says that he observed no hurt upon<lb></lb>
the Deced, nor did she complain of having been<lb></lb>
ill used. Says that he had several Nights before seen<lb></lb>
the Deced walk the Streets and believes her to be<lb></lb>
a common Prostitute.</p>
<p n="1201"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65214_n1201-1">John Barton</rs>
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<p n="1202"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65214_n1202-1">John Chewter</rs>
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one of the Constables of the Parish of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65214_geo1204">St. Margaret Westmr</rs>
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. on his Oath saith That he was on<lb></lb>
Duty at the Parish watchhouse on Saturday Night last<lb></lb>
(Sepr. 10th.) That about a Quarter before One o'Clock <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65214_n1202-2">John<lb></lb>
Barton</rs>
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a Watchman brought the Deced, (who said that<lb></lb>
her name was <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65214_n1202-3">Catherine Marshall</rs>
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) to the Watchhouse<lb></lb>
charging her with having abused him, and as being<lb></lb>
Disorderly at ½ past 12. o'Clock on Sunday Morning,<lb></lb>
and insisted upon the Charge being taken, Saying<lb></lb>
that he had turned her away one, & that she came<lb></lb>
there again, and that he had often seen her at Night<lb></lb>
in his Walk, Says that the Watchman went to his<lb></lb>
Duty, and that the Deced after staying about a<lb></lb>
Quarter of an house or a little more in the Watchhouse was locked<lb></lb>
up in one of the Holes there by Mr. <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65214_n1202-4">Joseph Cumber</rs>
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<lb></lb>
the Warden, the Deced walking quietly into the<lb></lb>
Hole, Says that about two o'Clock the Deced called<lb></lb>
out, Desiring to be let out of the Hole, to which Dept.<lb></lb>
aswered that he could not as the charge was taken<lb></lb>
Says that about three o'Clock Dept. went from the Watchhouse<lb></lb>
home, leaving Mr. Cumber and Mr. Curtis the Beadle in<lb></lb>
the Watchhouse, Says that about a Quarter after Six<lb></lb>
o'Clock that Morning Mr. Cumber came to Depts. Lodging<lb></lb>
informing him that the Woman had Hanged herself in<lb></lb>
the Watchhouse, upon which he went with Mr Cumber<lb></lb>
to the Watchhouse where they found a great number<lb></lb>
of People about the Door, Says that Mr. Cumber (who had<lb></lb>
the</p>
<p n="1203">The Key of the Hole wherein the Deced was put, in<lb></lb>
his Possession, which Dept. believes to be the only one)<lb></lb>
opened the Door of the Hole, when they found the<lb></lb>
Deced lying down in an heap close to the Door on<lb></lb>
the inside with a white Silk Ribbon with a<lb></lb>
running Knot about her Neck very tight, paining<lb></lb>
at the Mouth and her face very black, Says that the<lb></lb>
Deced was dead and Cold, and Dept. believes that<lb></lb>
the Deced Hanged herself.</p>
<p n="1204"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65214_n1204-1">John Chewter</rs>
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</p>
<p n="1205"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65214_n1205-1">John Comber</rs>
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Warder of the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65214_geo1205">St. Margaret<lb></lb>
Westmr</rs>
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. on his Oath saith That on Saturday Night last<lb></lb>
(Sepr. 10th.) he was at the Watchhouse with Mr Chewter the<lb></lb>
Constable and Mr. Curtis the Beadle, That a little before<lb></lb>
One o'Clock <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65214_n1205-4">John Barton</rs>
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a Watchman brought the Deced<lb></lb>
to the Watchhouse Charging her with abusing him on<lb></lb>
his Duty and being Disorderly, which was taken<lb></lb>
Says that the Deced was soon after Locked up in a Hole<lb></lb>
at one End of the Watchhouse by Dept. the Deced ging in<lb></lb>
Quietly, and did not appear to be much in Liquor<lb></lb>
Says that Mr Chewter went away about three o'Clock<lb></lb>
and Mr. Curtis soon after, as Dept. thinks, That he<lb></lb>
this Dept. staid in the Watchhouse until a Quarter<lb></lb>
after four o'Clock where Dept. went home, but not then<lb></lb>
look into the Hole where Deced was, Says that<lb></lb>
about Six o'Clock the Morning one Hawkins a<lb></lb>
Watchman called Deced up at his Lodgings and<lb></lb>
told him that a Woman had Hanged herself at the<lb></lb>
Watchhouse, upon which he went there and with<lb></lb>
the Key opened the Door of the Hole where Deced<lb></lb>
was put, and on the inside close to the Door saw<lb></lb>
the Deced lying on the Floor, with a Ribbon about<lb></lb>
her Neck, Says that she was dead and Cold, That he looked<lb></lb>
the Door again and went to call Mr. Chewter the Constable<lb></lb>
who went with Dept. to the Watchhouse and on Dept. opening<lb></lb>
the</p>
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