Wednesday 29th: July 1747.

Susannah Hill< no role > Wife of Thos. Hill< no role > [..] at the Row Inn
Smithfield [..] saith that on Tuesday
Afternoon the 28th: Inst: being in Plough Yard heard a Cry of
Murder & saw one Mrs. Powell with a Knife in her Hand
& sd. Mrs: Williams has Killed her Husband & here is the
Knife says upon that she this Depont. went up stairs
& there saw the sd. Mrs: Williams & on her Husband
the Deced both on the Ground she having hold of
his Near with one hand & Closing of his Eyes with the
other This Depont further saith that she then sd. to
Mrs. Wher Oh. Mrs: Williams what have you Killed
Yr. Husband to which she made Answer that she had
not for that he himself had fallon down of on the
Knife himself this Depont. sd. then that such a
[..] could not be given by one falling on a Knife
& then she Declared that she hadKilleddone it she
had done it

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