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19th October 1786 - 21st December 1787

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Image 760 of 7744th December 1787


Bed with a Knife open in his right hand
that he endeavoured to seize the Wils of
Deponentbut she by much exertion
escaped and got to the Door that he
then seized the deceased who was
sitting on a stool and smoaking her
Pipe and asDeponentthe verily believes
at the Instant he so Seized her Cut
her Throat butDeponentthe did not
see the Stroke Actually Struckbut has
no doubt of the said John Carse< no role > This name instance is in set 12191219. having
Committed the Fact AndDeponentthe
saith that there was no dispute between
the deceased and thesaid John Carseprior
nor between thesaid John CarsePrisr and
this Deponentherself or any other Person
That Deponentthe Immediately Alarmed
the Neighbourhood and upon her
return to her Apartment she saw
the said John CarsePrior holding the Door
with one hand and the Knife in
the other Covered with Blood and
threateness to destroy any person




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