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<p n="102">Depositions touching the Death of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50418_n102-1">Susanah Jenkins</rs>
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Killd by her Husband <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50418_n102-2">Richd: Jenkins</rs>
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at the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50418_geo234">parish of St. Mary<lb></lb>
White Chaple</rs>
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Taken before <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50418_n102-4">John King</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50418_occ86">Esqr</rs>
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. One of the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50418_occ87">Coroners</rs>
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for the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50418_geo235">County of Middlesex</rs>
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the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50418_date33">19th: day of April</rs>
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1753.</p>
<p n="103"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50418_n103-4">Sarah</rs>
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the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50418_occ88">Wife</rs>
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of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50418_n103-1">Edward Oxley</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50418_geo236"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50418_geo237">Court Street</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50418_geo238">White Chaple</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50418_occ89">Labourer</rs>
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Maketh Oath & Saith that on Monday the <rs type="date" id="LMSMPS50418_date34">16th: day of April 1753</rs>
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. Betwixt<lb></lb>
One & Two o Clock in the afternoon <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50418_n103-2">Susanah Jenkins</rs>
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came to this Deponts.<lb></lb>
house & desired a dish of Tea for that her Husband had used her Ill, And she<lb></lb>
had neither House nor home to go to, further Says that the sd. Susanah<lb></lb>
Jenkins had not been long at her house, before <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50418_n103-3">Richard Jenkins</rs>
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came<lb></lb>
& was let in his wife Susanah, who said to him Mr. Jenkins how do<lb></lb>
you do, upon which he sd. Damm yr. Eyes you bitch I will do for you<lb></lb>
for you sent the Bayliffs after me; Says then the sd. Susanah set down<lb></lb>
by the fire, And then Richd. Jenkins made a Motion as if he was going<lb></lb>
to strike her, which made her get up and stand with her back towards<lb></lb>
the Chain, And then this Deponent saw him strike her either with his<lb></lb>
double fist or open hand upon the side of her head, And at then meteing<lb></lb>
said to her you bitch take off that pockett, Upon which she cut it of<lb></lb>
& threw it dow & sd. there it it, but there is not a farthing in it only a<lb></lb>
parcell of rags, Says then he damd her Eyes & sd. that he had rather see<lb></lb>
her dead than alive this Depont. further says that he then went to her<lb></lb>
again & put his hands round her Neck as if he was going to Kiss her<lb></lb>
and presently this Depont. saw her Eyes turn and look very Odd and at the<lb></lb>
same time She saw her Arms drop down and Motionless; Upon which this<lb></lb>
Depont. sd. you Judas Son of a bitch I believe you have Killed your Wife<lb></lb>
And or seeing of her look so she went for some drops & left him with his<lb></lb>
hands about her Neck & throat and at the same time Damd this Deponts.<lb></lb>
blood & sd. it was no business of hers, further Says that there was a Pson<lb></lb>
sent for to bleed her for which the sd. Richd gave him a Shillings, And<lb></lb>
that she bled very well but never Spoke afterwards tho' in Pfect health<lb></lb>
before And that she lived for abt. 11 hours & then dyed; Says that he did<lb></lb>
not offer to go away but his being hangd he did not mind that, duty that<lb></lb>
the Surgeons would have his Body</p>
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