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Crime, Poverty and Social Policy in the Metropolis
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Susanna Hobbs
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Saith that She Lives
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facing Higsons the Father of the Child
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That she hath heard the Child Cry many
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timesBut did not hear him saw anything
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But she never Saw the Father or any other
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Person Beat himShe hath heard the
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sound of Blows But she is not sure that
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it was the Deceased that Cryed
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That the Father hath three other Children
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But they are all Younger than the Deceased
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That last Saturday about Dush Informant
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went into Higsons HouseThat Mrs.
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Higson had just before been to
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Informt.
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for a Peek of Coals and told Informant
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that her little Boy (meaning the Deceased)
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had been very badhad a very bad Cold
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And she had been upto the Dispensary for
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three Papers of Powder
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That upon this Informant went over
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to see himThat he was lying in
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the CradleThat the Mother gave
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Informant a Candle and when Informant looked
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