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came to Dept. Room, saying there was a Woman
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in Labour in her Room and desired Dept. to
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come down, upon which she went and the
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Woman was very soon Delivered of a Male
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Child, who appeared to be very healthy and
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well, Says that Mrs. Crowder (who was likewise
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called there) and this Dept. soon after went
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away into their own Apartment, Says that
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she did not see the Child afterwards until
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Yesterday, when it was dead, Says that she
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heard the Child Moan very much a Night
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or two before it died, which happened on
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Saturday last in the Evening at Dept. was
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informed, Says that she does not know
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of any thing having been given to the Child
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to cause his Death, and believes that the
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the Woman before she
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first Child, Answered that it was,
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Lodging at Mr. Andrews
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in Sun Court on his Oath saith, That he has Lodged
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in that House Eight Years, Says that Mrs. Littlewood
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hired a Room there and let it furnished at the time, to he came there
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a Woman passing by the name of Mrs. Watson
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who had lain in there as Dept. was informed
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Says that the Child lived and was put out to
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Nurse, Says that since that time four Children
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have been born in Mrs. Littlewood's Room with two Years which
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is on the Second Floor adjoining to Depts. Room,
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and that the four Children have died soon
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born on the Eighteenth Instant between three
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and four o'Clock in the Morning, Says that
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he did not see the Child, Say that he heard
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the Child Moan the Day it died and the Day
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before, That he head the Mother of the Child
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on Friday desire Mrs. Littlewood to do something
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for the Child, and she Answered that she had
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done all she could for it, That he does not
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know of any thing having been done by any
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Person to cause the Death of the Child, and
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thinks that it died in a natural Way, but
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apprehends that the Child was rather Neglected.
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on his
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Oath saith, That he this day Examined a Male
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Infant Child in Mrs. Littlewood Apartment
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and found no Marks of violence thereupon
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Says that on opening the Body, the Intestine
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Colon and Recton were found in a Mortified
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State, which was the immediate cause of his
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Death, which might arise from a preceedings
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Disorder in the Bowels.
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J F Gillio
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Severally Sworn the Day
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Year & Place above-
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mentioned before me
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