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<p n="1622">Mr. Harwood was ordered to attend and being present gave the<lb></lb>
following information.</p>
<p n="1623">It is my Custom generally to enquire into the health of the<lb></lb>
Prisoners every day it was about five or Six in the Evening when<lb></lb>
I enquired about the Health of the Prisoners I was informed an<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50777_occ534">Apprentice</rs>
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was Sick, I ordered him to be taken immediately into<lb></lb>
the Sick Ward any every necessary given him the next Morning<lb></lb>
I was informed the Boy was dead</p>
<p n="1624"> <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50777_n1624-1">John Fletcher</rs>
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the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50777_occ535">Turnkey</rs>
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of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMSMPS50777_geo967">House of Correction</rs>
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was now<lb></lb>
ordered to attend and being present upon interrogation touching of the<lb></lb>
Premises said The Boy was Committed as a disorderly<lb></lb>
Apprentice and was in very good health to all Appearance when<lb></lb>
he came did not see him every day. I do not remember when<lb></lb>
he was taken out of the Cells. he was very ill when he was taken<lb></lb>
out. I saw him in the Evening when he was very ill, the Doctor<lb></lb>
attended him and gave him some Red Port the Evening before The<lb></lb>
died. Does not Know how long the Doctor attended him. It is my<lb></lb>
Duty to Know who are in the Cells. I do not see the Apprentices always<lb></lb>
it is Markwicks business to attend them. As soon as Know he was<lb></lb>
ill I Ordered him to be taken into the Sick Ward Mr. Harwood was<lb></lb>
not informed of the Boys State till he was moved into the Sick wood<lb></lb>
I dont see Mr. Harwood about the Wards every day about Order<lb></lb>
a Week, After the Boy died the Coroners Inquest set on him Mr.<lb></lb>
Harwood sent for the <rs type="occupation" id="LMSMPS50777_occ536">Coroner</rs>
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. One <rs type="persName" id="LMSMPS50777_n1624-2">Edward Robson</rs>
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Harris gave<lb></lb>
evidence to the Inquest. I did not give evidence I was present<lb></lb>
at the Inquest. That day there were three Persons on which the<lb></lb>
Inquest sat the Boy was one I called Harris as a Witness the<lb></lb>
attended the Sick Ward. Harris saw the Boy only when he was<lb></lb>
sent to the Sick Ward The Conversation Passed between me and<lb></lb>
Harris before he gave evidence only I told him that he was to give<lb></lb>
evidence respecting this Boy and a Man, I had seen the Boy<lb></lb>
about three days before he went into the Sick Ward he said his feel<lb></lb>
were very sore he was Lying down he was not able to walk when<lb></lb>
he went to the Sick Ward. I saw him after before that but he<lb></lb>
never complained</p>
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