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Crime, Poverty and Social Policy in the Metropolis
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of the said Parish being Sworn upon his
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Oath saith That on Sunday Evening the thirtieth day
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of March last as Deponent was going his round calling
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another Watchman
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came to him and informed him be believed that there
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had been a Murder committed that Deponent
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went to the Door of the Deceased House and Seeing the same
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open Alarmed the Neighbourhood and with several
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other person went into the House where they found
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the deceased laying on the Floor with a White Clott
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over his Face and upon removeing such Cloth he
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perceived that his Throat had been Cut and Several
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Cuts in the head and Stabbed in the Breast and
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Dead and Appeared so to be for some time That
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Deponent with others went up Stairs and upon the
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