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Informations touching the death of
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) as deponent believes) lodged
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on the second Floor in Deponents House and lodged there before Deponent came
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to the House being about four Months, says that about a Month ago she heard the
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Deced and her Husband have Angry words one Morning soon After Mr Thomas
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came home (the Deced having been drinking that Morng. and was addicted to
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Drinking) says that the Husband went out and the Deced soon after called for a
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Pint of Beer as Depot. thinks which Dept. carried up to the Deced who was crying
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and on asking what was the Matter Deced said that Mr. Thomas had therein or
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pushed her down and shew'd Deponent her Knee, the Men being grazed, Says the
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about 5 o Clock last Saturday (July 21) Mr. Thomas came home and went at
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stairs That about six OClock Mr. Thomas came down and desired Dept. to go up
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stairs upon which she went with him and saw the Deced sitting upon the floor
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with her head leaning down wards, her upper Petticoat being upon the Floor
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near the Fire place and a Roll which Deced used to near on her Head in the
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Grate the Deced having no Stockings on the Deced was speech less and afterward
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to be insensible, Says that the Husband lifted her up and of fell backward
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upon the floor, and her head went with some Fore upon the Floor tat Mr
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Thomas said the Deced had Pawned his things and he had not
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Street to put on
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there being two Duplicated on the Table, says that the thought Deced was in a
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fit and observed that Both her Knees were Bruised and Black That Mr. Thomas
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lifted Deced upon the Red and soon after went away and desired Dept. to gown
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to Deced in half an hour, Says that she went in about an Hour and found the
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upon the Red Speechless and insensible as Dept. thought. That
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some time after Dept. went up again and sent for an Apothecary who beld the
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Deced Says that about 12 O Clock Mr. Thomas came home, and Dept. told him
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that his wife was dying, to which he replied let her die and be damned but
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he went to fetch a Woman to sit up with the Deced and appeared to be much
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concerned and cried says that the Deced died Yesterday Morning between
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Eight and Nine OClock as dept. was informed Says that she peard no noise
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or disturbance in Deceds Room between the Hours of 5 and 6 OClock last
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Saturday
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Charleswood Apprentice to Mr. Perry an Apothecary in
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sack
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That on Saturday Evening last a little before Eleven Dept. was desired to go to
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Bleed a Person who was ill in Adams Mews upon which he went found the
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Deced lying upon a Bed, motionless and insensible says that he was there
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informed that the Deced was a Drunken Woman and had been Drinking says
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that he bled the Deced who at first bled freely but afterwards very little and
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Dept thought that the Deced was in and Apoplectic fit owing to Drinking and
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Dept. thinks that the Deced had been Drinking from the Appearance says that
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he observed no Marks of Violence upon the Deceds Arms or elsewhere says
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that he sent a Medicine to the Deced on Saturday Night of which she took
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a little as Dept. was informed, And that the Husband fetched him again
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Yesterday Morning, but Deced only could not then take any Medicine
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