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Says he found a Shoemakers Knife in
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in Custody
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Lewis Alsop
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sayd he threw that Knife at the deceased, on
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Account that the deceased was then beating
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of his Mather and threatened to destroy both
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his Mother and him before
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the read
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Morning
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Sworn the
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6th. day of July
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1756
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Coroner
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Joesph Gamble
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William San
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ys of
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Parish of
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maketh
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and
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one of
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Constables
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of the said Parish maketh
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Oath that
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he took the said
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Mary Alsop
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upon suspicion of her having much deced the
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deced
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into Custody
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and as
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he saw as conveying
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Persons
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passing by asked what was the matter and
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for what the said Mary alsop was to be carried
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to Goal for, who made Answer, to the
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Persons in the Streets only for killing of
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her Husband. Says as he was carrying her
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to the Compter he perceived he Apron to be very
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Bloody, & on Enquiring hav it came, she told
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Dept. that her Husband struck her at Crowson's
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(meaning a Publick House now kept by Mr-
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Combs) to which Dept. make answer that if
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her Husband had struck her she would have been
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bloody about the Head or Neck before her Apron
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would have been bloody, but Dept. saw no Blood
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about her Head or Neck, though she pretended
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that he had made her Nose bleed Say she went
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into the Room where the deceased was about 12 o'Clock
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at night where he found a Shoemaker's Knife upon
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a Sent the deced used to work on of a smaller size then
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Knife before mentioned upon one
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which there was a small
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Quantity of Blood
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coming
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and on the other side a small
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Quantity of Ga
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matter like Gresen
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dozen it.
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Wm. Sandys
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Sworn the
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1756
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Tho: Beach
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