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The Information of
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taken before me one of his Majestys
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Justices
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for the sd County.
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Who being severally on Oath say & first this Jns.
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Catherine
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for herself saith that she was Employed by
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above 8 Days age to Nurse Richd Monk his father
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and the Ins further saith that above Two o' Clock thy Monk
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the this Ins. went away for from the sd Richd Monk lodging & put
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out the fire and left the sd. Richd. & his Wife in Bed and worke
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supposed a Sleep And this Ins was Allermd abt. Seven or Eight
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O' Clock this Morning by an Outery that Monk wife was going
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to down herself she the said Hester having Attempted to drown herself before & thereon this Ins & the there Inf went in to
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the Lodgings to see the sd.
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Richd. Monk
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and formed the sd.
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Mr. Monk in
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the bed with his head laid on the Bed side and-
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his body in the bed and said a wound on the left side of his
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Face near his Ear which wound she bets. was the cause of
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his death as. she this Ins. left him as afsd. free from any
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wound and as well as he had been for some time before And
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upon the Examination of the sd.
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Hester Monk
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she then confessed
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that she had Killed him with the Poker & that she had
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struk him as herd as she could And this Inf. further saith
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that upon looking at the sd. Pohar than Morning she saw
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it Bent and further saith that when she left the sd. Mr
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Monk as afsd. she then left the sd. Poker stright as she
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verily bels. And this Inf.
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Susannah Crago
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for herself saith
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that she lives next door to the sd Monk and went upon the Allarm
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afsd. in to the sd. Monk's Room & found the sd Monk laying as
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afsd. and the bound as assd. and heard the sd. Hester confess
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the Shilling him with the John aforesaid.
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Both Sworn the 9'day of
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January 1760 before me}
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Catherine Whisler
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