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asked the deced to being down the Quilt of the
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Bed at the same time informing deced it was not
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Dept. (dept. suspecting that the Quilt was gove)
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says on Thursday morning between Six and Seven
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deced called out to Dept. and informed her the
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Thing was upon the Banisters (meaning as deced
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afterwards explained herself, the Quilt) says
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that as Soon as Dept. got up which was about
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seven that morning she went up Stairs to forth
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down the Quilt, which Dept apprehended was
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put on the Banister's by the deced and found only
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a Blanket, which made Dept. imagine her Quilt
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was made away with, says she
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went out Yesterday morning
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inquire after deced, and the Goods which depts.
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apprehended missing, says that after
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searching
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for the deced she found her at Break past
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yesterday
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mor unity
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with Mrs. Wilson and other persons in
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Shutton Ground, says upon Depts. desiring the deced
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to go home with her and
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desire
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deliver the Quilt
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says that after the deced returned with dept. to her
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House which was about eleven o' Clock the deced
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acknowledged the making away with the Quilt
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and other Goods but said she should be paid. says
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the deced wrote notes to some persons for money
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the went in to her own apartment, it been then
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about noon. says she presently went up Stairs
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in order to Shew the deced a Bill of Accounts
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between them, says the deced came out to the
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Landing Place and reced it of
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Dept. and
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desired pen Ink and paper which Dept. brot. her
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up says after Sometime, being called down, dept
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went up again, and desired deced to open the Door
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but reced no Answer, says She rattled at the Door
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but could not make the deced speak Whereupon
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she went over to Mrs. Percival a neighbour and
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informed her of the affair. who came over with
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Dept. and attempted to break open the Door which was
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then locked and the Key on the inside that on Mrs.
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percivals attempting to open the Door the Key
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flew says that on looking in her pocket she
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found a Key which fitted the Lock and Dept.
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opened the Door therewith says that Mrs.
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percival went in to the Room, and was followed
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by a number of people who had got up stairs
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and by the discourse of the people finding that
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the deced was hanging, Dept. gave Mrs percival
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a Knife to cut the deced down, but did not see
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the deced hanging, or cut down being much
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frightened says she sent for a surgeon in order
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to bleed the deced, but he said she was dead. says
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she has heard that the deced had lived well, and
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believes her Circumstances were very bad, and
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for about a Week before the deceds death has
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observed her to be melancholly.
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Elizabeth paesaod
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prudence Wilson
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of Shutton Ground Widow
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says that the has known the deced from a
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Girl, and for nine Weeks last past has frequently
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seen the deced, says she was very Bare of Cloaths
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and appeared to be in very bad Circumstances, says
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that for a month last past the deced has appeared
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not
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to be right in her mind on account of
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deceds giving herself to drinking; and says that
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she believes the deceds misfortunes might
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occasion her drinking.
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Prudence Wilson
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Severally Sworn the Day Year
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and Place abovementioned
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before me
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Tho. Prickard
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