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finding him in the Bed Chamber where this Depont
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had left him she went into the Drawing room
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where she saw him lying on the sopha quite
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motioness and a Pistol in his right Hand and
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Blood passing from his mouth whereupon this
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Deponent immediately sent for Mr. Lindsey who
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lived nearly opposite and was the most intimate
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acquaintance of the deceased who came over and
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found the deceased in the Possition and Situation above
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mentioned this Deponent further sayeth that
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from the time she first came to attend the deceased
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and from his conversation at different times she
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is of opinion that he was deranged in his mind
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and a lunatic
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William Lindsey
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Dean Street
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Gentleman
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being
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sworn deposeth that he has known the deceased for
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nearly a Dozen years last part, that he was always of
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a very restless dispossition and seemed always unhappy
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that he came to Town from his residence at Rentham in
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Suffolk one day last week that last Wednesday knight
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he called upon this Deponent and seemed very unhappy
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and told this Deponent that he missed his little
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Pembroke Table which used to stand in the Drawing Room
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whereupon
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whereupon he went into the Kitchen and found the
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Table there with a Key in the Drawver which was
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in part open'd that
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he came to Town to
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undergo an operation,
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which was he
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thought to be a venereal Complaint
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which operation having been performed disturbed
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and distracted his mind very much being in great Bodily pain from the operation and was confined
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at home all the week in consequence thereof
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that on Wednesday morning last at that about
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Eleven O'Clock he called upon this Deponent and
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seemed then almost frantic and produced and a letter
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signed R. M. to the following purpose namely that his House keeper
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was a very bad woman and connected with House
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-business and Highwaymen and that the Person who
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wrote the Letter R.M. expected to hear that he was
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murdered in his Bed and that he was in danger
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of his man life and property that Yesterday about 2 this
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Deponent was desired to come over to the deceased
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when he found him dead on the Sopha with
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a Pistol in his right hand and much blood in &
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about his mouth.
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Mr Lindsey
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John Foot
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Surgeon
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being sworn
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deposeth that a little before two O'clock Yesterday
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just as he had knocked at his own door which is opposite to the
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House of the deceased Mr. Lindsey called very eagerly
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