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Depositions of Witnesses taken at London that is
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to say, at the Parish of Saint Botolph without
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aforesaid this 13th day of May 1799 on view
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of the body of
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now here
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lying Dead.
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Mary wife of
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William Cole
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maketh Oath that she with
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her Husband hath rented an Apartment in the House No. 43
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Street London about seven yearThat a little before one on Saturday
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afternoon level Deponent was going up stairs to throw some dirty walk
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out at the top of the house that at the top of the stairs she found the
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deced hanging by a CordDept was very much alarmed and ran down
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Stairs to the bottom of the house and acquainted a Mr.
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Thorpe who
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lodger in the same house Mr. Thorpe immediately went up stairs
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Dept went Dept
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That in about five minutes after Dept went up
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Stairs and found the deced lying on the floor in her (the deceds) own Appartment
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a first room at the top of the house near were she was to hanging
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that she appeared to be quite Deadpart of a Cord round her neck
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that a Surgeon who had been sent for endeavoured to bleed her that a
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very little blood (only a few Drops) came from herthat the deced was
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a married Woman and her and her husband used to quarrel very
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muchThat the deced and her husband came to lodge at the said
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house a Week before last Christmasthat the deced used to be often
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intoxicatedDeponent says that the deced came down stairs about nine
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oClock on Saturday Morning last and spoke to Dept sayed here pointing
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to her right Eye he (meaning her the deceds husband)
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her given
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gave me a blow
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on Friday
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last Night
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and sayed
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he has given me a cut over my Eye pointing to a small
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scratch over her left
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Sworn this 13th. day of May 1799
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before me}
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William Thorpe
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being sworn says that he rent the
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that he is a
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by trade
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that a little before one on Saturday afternoon a Woman in the said house
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of the name of Glanister called to Dept and sayed for Gods take Thorpe
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come up stairs the Woman has hung herself in the GarrettDept went
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up stairs and found the deced hanging by a Cord fastened to a staple
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over the side of the Garrett DoorDept cut her down and placed her
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on the Floor in the Roomthat she was warm but appeared quite
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Deadthat she had a
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tied slack round her petticoatsDept went for a
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Surgeon
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who came immediately and tried to bleed the deced that very little
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blood came from herDept sent for the deceds husband whom Dept had
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seen go out that Morning between nine and tenthat the deced used
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