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