lives in Newport Alley ) to buy Greens, says that in going along
Oxford Road , in his way home, between six and seven O'Clock on
Saturday Morning last, Deponent having occasion to Ease
himself, and on going into a Dung Hole in Oxford Road for
that purpose he discovered a Cloth with something wrapt up
therein, upon which Deponent said John Turner< no role > , I
believe I have found a prize, says that on opening the
Cloath he perceived it contained a Child, which was Dead,
says that the Cloath was tied very close, Deponent says
that he left the Cloth with the Deced in it, as he found it,
in the Hole upon the Dung, and went with said John Turner< no role >
to acquaint Mr. Porter at the Kings Arms in Maynards
Street St. Giles's therewith, Says that he staid with Mr. Porter
until about eleven o'Clock that Day, when he came with
said John Turner< no role > , James Renfra, Mary Robinson< no role > and
another Woman (whose name Deponent knows not)
from Mr. Porter's to the place where he had seen the Deced
that Morning, Says that on their being come there, they
found a Carter filling a Cart from the Dung in the Hole
Deponent says that he bid the Carter take care, that there
was a Child wrapt up in a Cloath in the Dung, Deponent
could then perceive the Cloath, Says that the Carter
took up the Child, and opened the Cloath in the presence
of Deponent and the other Persons that went with him
and Deponent observed no Marks of violence upon the
Deced, but believes the Deced had been Dead some time.
Deponent says that he did not see any Person leave the
Deced upon the Dung in Oxford Road .

Geog Wilkinson< no role >

John Turner< no role > of Newport Alley on his Oath saith, that
on Saturday Morning last between six and seven O'Clock
Deponent was comming along Oxford Road , with George
Wilkinson< no role > , says that said George Wilkinson< no role > went to Ease
himself in a Dung Hole in the said Road, and the found a
Cloath with something in it, says that said George Wilkinson< no role >
immediately said I have found a prize, Says that upon his
opening the Cloath, Deponent saw the Child, but did not
touch it, nor can not say whether it was Dead or alive
Deponent says that whilst he and said George Wilkinson< no role >
were talking there, a Man and woman came up,and
(whom Deponent knows not) and the Man advised Depot.
and George Wilkinson< no role > to leave the Child there, for that they
otherwise would be obliged to Bury it, Says they left the
Child upon the Dung and went to Mr. Porter at the
Kings Arms in Maynard Street St. Giles , and acquainted
Mr. Porter with what they had seen, Says that they staid
there until about Eleven O'Clock, when Depot. George
Wilkinson< no role > and another Man came together (and were
followed by two Women) from Mr. Porter's the Place where
Deponent had left the Deced that Morning, says that on
their coming there they found a Carter filling a Dung
Cart out of the Hole, Says that said George Wilkinson< no role > bid
the Carter take care not to Stick his Fork into the Cloaths
or words to that Effect, Says that the Carter moved some
Dung and took up the Cloath, Says that the Carter opened
the Cloath, and Deponent saw the Child and says it was Dead
but Deponent observed no Marks of Violence upon it,
Deponent says that he did not see any Person leave the
Child upon the Dung where it was found, nor does
he know who left it there

The Mark of
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John Turner< no role >

Thomas Rainbird< no role > of Oxford Road Surgeon & Apothecary
on his Oath saith, that he has this day Examined the Body
of the Deced, and found a Comprossion on both sides the
Neck of the Deced, and believes the same might be made
by the finger and Thumb of some Person unknown to
Deponent, Says that the Suters on the foreport of the Head
of the Deced were Divided, and the Bone Depressed,
which Deponent believes, together with the Pressing of
the Neck, occasioned the Death of the Deced

Thos. Rainbird

John Juniper< no role > of Maxfield Street in the Parish of
St. Ann Surgeon and Apothecary , on his Oath saith
that he on Saturday lastthis dayExamined the Deced, and found the Bone
on the forepart of the Head pressed down, and by that pressure