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both his Feet, on the Floor, there being a
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great Quantity of Blood on the Floor near
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the Deced's Feet, and some Blood upon
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the Bed Cloaths, Says that he observed a
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wound in Deced's Throat, but the Blood
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was stopped, and the Deced appeared to
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be dead. Says that to lived there about
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about
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a Month and has twice heard a Noice
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in the House and was informed by one
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of the Lodgers, that the Deced and his Wife
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were fighting, but Dept. never saw
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them Fighting. Says that Mrs. Small
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appeared to be dull when he gave her
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his Key last Night and that she cryed
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in the Cotter after the Deced was dead.
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Peter Francis Bergwell
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William Small
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Ann Fielder
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a Lodger to the late Mr. Small
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in
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Mount Street
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on the First Floor on her
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Oath saith that she has lodged there about
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a Year, That Yesterday about Seven
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o'Clock in the Evening Mr. Small come home
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lighted her Candle at the Petty of the Kitchen Stairs
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and went
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down Stairs to the Kitchen Door, where
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she lived, knocked at the Door saying
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return let me in, upon which the Door
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his referred and Mrs. Small went in
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Says that some time a person in the Dept. said that after she heard
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Mrs. Small (as Dept. thought) Seream, and
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out of the House, Dept. thought that
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it might be the Deced and his Wife durally
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which frequently happend.
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Anne Fielder
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William Small
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of
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New James Street
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in the Parish of
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St. Mary le bone
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, on his
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Oath saith That on his return home Yesterday
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Evening between Nine and Ten o'Clock
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Dept. was informed that Ann Small (Deced's
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Wife) had been there, saying that she must
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see him if it was two o'Clock in the
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Morning, says that he immediately went
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to the Deced's Lodging called at the Door
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and having no answer he want up to
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Mrs. Fielder's Room, who said that she
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believed the Deced was gone to Bed two
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hours before as she believed in Liquor
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and that Mrs. Small was not better
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says that he went out, met Mr. Hooper
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in the Street, and soon after saw Mrs. Small
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go to her own Door, saying to Dept that his
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Cousin lay in the Kitchin with his
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Throat Cut Says that Mrs. Small, Mr. Hooke
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Mr Brooks
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, Mr. Perquell and
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this Dept. went into the Kitchen, (which
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Mr. Small occupied) and upon the side
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of the Bed saw the Deced sitting, leaving
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backwards, with his feet upon the Floor
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in some Blood, there being likewise
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Blood upon the Bed Cloths appearing to
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be dead, and Cold, Says that he was he sleped
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and did not observe the Wound in Deced's
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Throat, but saw a Razor when the Floor on
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Says that the Deced was Naked, but that
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there was a Dirty Shirt upon his Body
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to cover his Nakeness. Says that he
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does not suspect that Mrs. Small did any
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