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<p n="1183">being unable to move himself, or his hands<lb></lb>
ever since he was brought home, but Dept.<lb></lb>
observed no Mark, of violence upon the<lb></lb>
Deced, Says that the Deced's Son slept with<lb></lb>
the Deced last Night and this Morning<lb></lb>
between Six & Seven told Dept. that his<lb></lb>
Father was dead, Says that the Deced<lb></lb>
was very much Addited to Liquor and<lb></lb>
very of ten came him much Intoxicated<lb></lb>
and Dept. thought it to be so last Night.</p>
<p n="1184">Deb Bot</p>
<p n="1185"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65227_n1185-1">John Clarke</rs>
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son to the Deced on his Oath<lb></lb>
saith That he usually slept with his Father<lb></lb>
and came home last Night about half hour<lb></lb>
past six and found his Father upon the Bed<lb></lb>
having his Sheet and <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65227_geo1447">Breeches</rs>
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on only,<lb></lb>
Says that the Deced made Signs to speak<lb></lb>
to the Defant. who went close to his Mouth<lb></lb>
and Deced then said Sack, I am hurt and<lb></lb>
shall not live till Morning, That he<lb></lb>
afterward's asked Deced several times<lb></lb>
who had done it, and Deced at last said<lb></lb>
they throw a Sack of Flour upon me<lb></lb>
but I cannot say who it was and again<lb></lb>
said that he should not live till Morning<lb></lb>
says that a little before Ten o' Clock Dept. went<lb></lb>
into Bed to the Deced aid by desire of the<lb></lb>
Deced turned him in Bed about Half<lb></lb>
past six o'Clock, when Dept. went out to her<lb></lb>
Work having the Deced alone, says that<lb></lb>
when he returned a little before Seven, he<lb></lb>
found the Deced dead in Bed<del>Bed</del>
both his<lb></lb>
Arms being black, Says that the Deced several<lb></lb>
times taken told Dept. in Bed, that he had a<lb></lb>
great Mind to take up <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65227_n1185-2">Richard Sams</rs>
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for using<lb></lb>
him ill, Says that the Deced was fond of Liquor<lb></lb>
and several times came home Wedled</p>
<p n="1186"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65227_n1186-1">John<figure rend="mark"></figure>
Clarke</rs>
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<interp inst="WACWIC65227_n1186-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<lb></lb>
his Mark</p>
<p n="1187"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65227_n1187-1">William Norton</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65227_occ975">Nephew</rs>
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and <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65227_occ976">Clerk</rs>
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to Mr. <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65227_n1187-2">John<lb></lb>
Mitchell</rs>
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of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65227_geo1448">Mill Bank Street</rs>
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in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65227_geo1449">Parish<lb></lb>
of St. John the Evangelist</rs>
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Westmr. <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65227_occ977">Baker</rs>
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on his<lb></lb>
Oath saith That <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65227_n1187-3">William Clarke</rs>
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he Deced<lb></lb>
when he was sober frequently worked for<lb></lb>
the Deponts. Uncle and that he worked there<lb></lb>
Yesterday Morning That the Deced than<lb></lb>
got fuddled, and was not able to work<lb></lb>
any longer, That he then lay down upon<lb></lb>
the Floor in the Ware house upon his side,<lb></lb>
and desired Dept. to turn him on his Bed<lb></lb>
and he was turned, and lay, there from<lb></lb>
about two o'Clock until between four and<lb></lb>
five the Deced having been covered with<lb></lb>
three Emtpty Sacks by <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65227_n1187-4">Richard Sams</rs>
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and <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65227_n1187-5">Bartholo<lb></lb>
Porter</rs>
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in Dept. presence, Says that the<lb></lb>
Deced was lifted up, by Sains and Porter<lb></lb>
but Deced could not Stand, but Swore,<lb></lb>
and said that he would Swear to the<lb></lb>
last, Says that Sams and Porter assisted<lb></lb>
to put ald Empty Sack over the Deced's Legs<lb></lb>
and lower part of his Body, as high as his<lb></lb>
Arm Pits, (the Head and Arms of the Deced<lb></lb>
being out of the Sack) Says that Sams took<lb></lb>
up the Sack and carried the Deced to his<lb></lb>
Lodgings in Vine Street, this Dept. going<lb></lb>
with him, and saw Sams putting the Deced<lb></lb>
upon his Bed, and then took the Sack from<lb></lb>
under, him and left him upon the Bad<lb></lb>
the Deced being unable to speak, Mrs.<lb></lb>
Bowler being in the Room with the Deced<lb></lb>
Says that their was no Quarrel between the<lb></lb>
Deced and any of the other Man belonging<lb></lb>
to Mr. Mitchell Yesterday, and that he was<lb></lb>
not ill used by any Person there</p>
<p n="1188">W. Norton</p>
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