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<p n="5"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50566_n5-1">Phebe Stevens</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50566_geo9">Old George Street</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50566_occ1">Wife</rs>
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of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50566_n5-2">Thomas Stevens</rs>
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WeaverSaith she Lives between the House of <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50566_n5-3">Mary Collins</rs>
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and Mr. CobbThat Collins Carries on the Business of a Weaver<lb></lb>
and Employes other Persons to do itThat Informant hath<lb></lb>
often seen the Deceased in Collins's Washouse and in the Street<lb></lb>
That there is a Wicket like a Window opens between Informants and<lb></lb>
Collins's Washouse which was never fastned and night be opened<lb></lb>
on either sideThat she hath often seen Collins Beat<lb></lb>
her And she always Peat her with Sticks<lb></lb>
That last Saturday was fortnight between Eleven and Twelve oClock<lb></lb>
at Night Informant was Sitting by her Fire in the Kitchen below<lb></lb>
And she heard the Deceased Cry out dismal Melancholly Cries<lb></lb>
for three or four MinutesThat Informants Husband<lb></lb>
was in the Esard and Called her there to hear the Child<lb></lb>
That Informant went there and said to her Husband don't speak<lb></lb>
but let Us knock at the Wainscott and then she will Leave off<lb></lb>
That the Child Cryed" Lord have Mercy I have done nothing<lb></lb>
Pray don't beat me" That there was a Man in Collins's<lb></lb>
Yard who said to Collins You'll kill the Girl And Collin's Answered<lb></lb>
"Danm her a Bitch I Design it"<lb></lb>
That the Man in the Yard endeavoured to Persuade her to Let her<lb></lb>
alone and Correct her the next day<lb></lb>
That about three Months ago she heard the Cries of the Deceased<lb></lb>
in the Mulberry Free in Collins's Yard and heard Collin's ask the<lb></lb>
Deceased when she Came down how the Liked it and told her<lb></lb>
the next time she should have moreThat she saw<lb></lb>
a Man in the Free and saw a Rope there but she did not see<lb></lb>
the Rope remid the DeceasedBut she saw Collins Beat<lb></lb>
her last Saturday was fortnight thro' the Wicket<lb></lb>
That there was a Candle in the Washouse and she had the Eight<lb></lb>
of it But could not see itThat when Collins first</p>
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