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what it was, he was informed it was what the deced had
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Dept. procured another Baron and poured off the fluid
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from the first Baron and upon doing so he discovered some Powder
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at the Bottom of the first Bason which Dept. placed upon a Paper
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which when dryed Dept. found to be White Arsenic - and Dept.
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has no difficulty in saying that the deceds
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death must have been
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Arsenic received into his body - Dept. says he
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has since annalysed the powder her found at the bottom of the first
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Baron as abovementioned and he has no doubt of it being white Arsenic
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Sworn before one this 4th. day
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of May 1799. -}
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R Evans
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Susan Peters
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Kitchen Maid
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as the Swan with two Nicks Lad
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Lane maketh oath that she hath lived there about a Week- That
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about eight o Clock yesterday morng the deced came into the Kitchen
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where Dept was and sat drawn in a Chair and began crying. that he gave Dept
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attend
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he had borrowed of her and a penny to pay for washing
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of it that he left the Kitchen and sayed he would go to Bed that
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he appeared very unhappy - That a little White after Dept. went
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to the deceds Room that he was sitting in the Bed Vomiting in a
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Bason. Dept. left him and went down their made stone
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Ten and took some up to the deced Dept. asked him if he would
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have the Tea he sayed No he would have some cold Water with
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he took that she continued Vominting near a quarter of an hour
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then layed himself down and Dept. left him Dept. saw him
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again between ten & eleven that he was then vomiting - Dept.
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continued a little while in the Room and then left him. That
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Dept. went up again a little before
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twelve that he then appeared to be dying
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and Dept. continued with about three Minutes when die departed
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this Life - Dept. says the deced since she has been in the
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has
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appeared very dull and Melancholy and often used to cry
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Sworn this 4th. day of May
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1799 before me.}
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