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<p n="1251"> <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45021_n1251-1">Michael Cannon</rs>
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who lodges at Mr. Davis a <rs type="occupation" id="LMOBPS45021_occ201">Chairman</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45021_geo494">little Russel<lb></lb>
Street Covent Garden</rs>
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, Smith, on his Oath says that <rs type="persName" id="LMOBPS45021_n1251-2">Thomas<lb></lb>
Plunkett</rs>
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and the Deceased his Wife lodged with this Deponent<lb></lb>
in Browns Buildings the back of <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45021_geo495">Drury lane Playhouse</rs>
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for<lb></lb>
Six Months, during which time the Deponent has frequently seen<lb></lb>
the Deceased's Husband beat and ill use her, that they left the<lb></lb>
Deponents lodging about three Months ago, and went to lodge<lb></lb>
in Church Court <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45021_geo496">St. Giles's</rs>
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, Says that on Sunday the Ninth day<lb></lb>
of October instant Deponent and his Wife being at the Black<lb></lb>
Lyon a Public House in <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45021_geo497">Duke Street</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45021_geo498">Bloomsbury</rs>
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in the Evening<lb></lb>
the Deceased came in, "and said to Deponent and his Wife that<lb></lb>
"her Husband had broke her Finger and that she was afraid he<lb></lb>
"would Murther her if she went home that night, and desired<lb></lb>
"She might stay with her Sister (the Deponent's Wife) that Night"<lb></lb>
but his Wife said we are always Plagued with Complaints of<lb></lb>
your Husband, Go Home to your Husband, and soon after the Deced<lb></lb>
went away, Deponent next Day heard that the Deceased was almost<lb></lb>
Murthered by her Husband and was carried to <rs type="placeName" id="LMOBPS45021_geo499">St. George's</rs>
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Hospital<lb></lb>
Deponent went to the Hospital, and saw her, "and the Deced said<lb></lb>
"she believed he would never see her again Alive, that her Husband<lb></lb>
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