to put a Stick into ithe took it and gave it to One Burk
who Gave it to the Witness to & Mend, That between the time of giving
the shoe to Burk and the giving it to the Witness to Mend the
Decased Received the Death Woundbut did not see it given
That she afterwards Attempted her own throat with the same
Knife and before the Witness could take the Knife out of her
own Hand Attempted to Stab him, Which he prevented, though
in so doing was Cut in the palm of the hand himself, That when he
took the Knife out of Whalins hand it was Bloody about an Inch to
the point

David Prosser< no role >

William Burke< no role > of Carey Street in the parish of Saint
Clement Danes< no role > in the said County of Middlesex Cordwainer
Saith That he hath known the deceased about 8 years. And
oftened Visited each otherThat last Saturday Morning
about half one hour after [..] he was present when Judith
Whalin< no role > gave Murphy Money for a pint of Beer, which he the
deceased went to fetch, and brought, and drank to Prossers Wife
who then lay Sick in bed, That prosser got up to Search after
some of his Working Tools and then Whalin sat down in
prossers Chair and took up the Knife now produced in
Order to Clean her ShoeThat while she was Cleaning
her Shoe she said she Wondered the deceased stayed so long
with the Beer, and Seem'd uneasy and Walked backward land
forwards in the room and seemed to Conceal the Knife under
her Arm and Covered with her Cloak, And that after she Came
back from the Door she said she had one Six pence leftThat
the Sick Woman in Bed might have the pint of Beer
and that they would go to the Beer house and spend it
and that it might Save her from Tyburn all which
happened before Murphy Returned with the pint of Beer
That Prosser Answered he would go to no Beer house but that
if she had a Mind to have a pot they would have it there
and then she gave directions to have the pint made
a pot, That Prosser went down with a View to have the
pint made a pott, and met Murphy with the pint Returning
to Prossers Room, Confirms Prossers Evidence as to the deceased
and respecting the Shoe, the Attempt upon herself, But says
that he heard her say after she had Stabb'd the deceased
now you Willain I am satisfied, after the Deceased had declared
she had stabbed him to the heart, That prosser then said
he would hang her, that she there upon said she would
prevent it and then, Attempted her own Throat but was
prevented by prossers taking the Knife from her

Willm Bourk< no role >