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the said Apartment again in the dark
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from the Reflection of the
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in the Stairs Cast he
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observed the Curtains in the same
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State as he had left them, and it
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this occure'd to this Deponent that
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the deceased was still in Bed,
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when upon he drew the Curtains
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on one Side and called him by
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Name several times and not
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receiving any Answer he shook
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which he part his hand upon his
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this Deponent that he was no
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more, and therefore went into
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and took down one of
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the Lamps that was contiguous
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to the Apartment, and
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just
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at that time he observed one
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of the Waiters on the Landing
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Place, who together with this
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with the Light and found the
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Deceased with Situation before
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described quite and Lion left and
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dead, and their Deponent imaging
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he must have been dead a
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considerable time.
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Mr. Newson an
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Apothecary
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in
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Duke Street
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immdiately was applied to
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who sent Mr. Law his Assistant
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who attempted to bleed him in
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his left Arm but way little
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blood issued forth and he declared
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there were no Signs of Life in him.
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John Gibbs
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The Verdict
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Sudden Death by the
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Visitation of God
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John Gibbs
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Matthew Have
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Fore Man
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