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<p n="1710"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65213_geo1343">City and Liberty<lb></lb>
of Westminster</rs>
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to wit.</note>
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<p n="1711">Informations of Witness taken this<lb></lb>
<rs type="date" id="WACWIC65213_date340">18th, day of August 1773</rs>
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, at the Parish of<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65213_geo1344">St, Anne in the Liberty of Westminster</rs>
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, at the<lb></lb>
Dwelling House of Mr, Hewson the Sign of<lb></lb>
the Crown in <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65213_geo1345">Newport Court</rs>
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in the said Parish<lb></lb>
Before <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65213_n1711-1">Thomas Prickard</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65213_occ398">Gentleman</rs>
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His<lb></lb>
Majesty's Coroner for the said City and Liberty<lb></lb>
touching the Death of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65213_n1711-2">Joseph Smart</rs>
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then and<lb></lb>
there lying Dead as fellon</p>
<p n="1712"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65213_n1712-1">Sarah Smart</rs>
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wife of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65213_n1712-2">David Smart</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65213_geo1346">Newport Court</rs>
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<rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65213_geo1347">St. Ann's</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65213_occ399">Chandler</rs>
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on her Oath says that yesterday Morning about 8 o'Clock she was<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
her Shop and heard the Report of a Pistol, and immediately wont up<lb></lb>
into the one pair of Stairs back Room, the Door was not fastoned &<lb></lb>
then saw the Deced lying on the Floor with his Cloths on, the Dept<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
said My god what have you been a doing of, the Deced replied Sister<lb></lb>
I have done it, the Deced was holding his hand on his side, the<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
held his hand out to the Deponent & she thon saw Blood on his Short<lb></lb>
she laid hold of his hand in order to lift him up but he fell down<lb></lb>
again, Deponent then wont down Stains to cell some Nighbours,<lb></lb>
they came, and Mr, Geory a Surgeon was sent for who Extracted the</p>
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