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to put a Stick into ithe took it and gave it to One Burk
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who Gave it to the Witness to & Mend, That between the time of giving
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the shoe to Burk and the giving it to the Witness to Mend the
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Decased Received the Death Woundbut did not see it given
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That she afterwards Attempted her own throat with the same
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Knife and before the Witness could take the Knife out of her
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own Hand Attempted to Stab him, Which he prevented, though
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in so doing was Cut in the palm of the hand himself, That when he
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took the Knife out of Whalins hand it was Bloody about an Inch to
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David Prosser
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William Burke
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of
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Carey Street
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in the parish of Saint
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Clement Danes
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in the said
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County of Middlesex
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Saith That he hath known the deceased about 8 years. And
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oftened Visited each otherThat last Saturday Morning
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about half one hour after
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he was present when
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Judith
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Whalin
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gave Murphy Money for a pint of Beer, which he the
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deceased went to fetch, and brought, and drank to Prossers Wife
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who then lay Sick in bed, That prosser got up to Search after
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some of his Working Tools and then Whalin sat down in
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prossers Chair and took up the Knife now produced in
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Order to Clean her ShoeThat while she was Cleaning
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her Shoe she said she Wondered the deceased stayed so long
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with the Beer, and Seem'd uneasy and Walked backward land
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forwards in the room and seemed to Conceal the Knife under
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her Arm and Covered with her Cloak, And that after she Came
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back from the Door she said she had one Six pence leftThat
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the Sick Woman in Bed might have the pint of Beer
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and that they would go to the Beer house and spend it
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and that it might Save her from Tyburn all which
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happened before Murphy Returned with the pint of Beer
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That Prosser Answered he would go to no Beer house but that
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if she had a Mind to have a pot they would have it there
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and then she gave directions to have the pint made
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a pot, That Prosser went down with a View to have the
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pint made a pott, and met Murphy with the pint Returning
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to Prossers Room, Confirms Prossers Evidence as to the deceased
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and respecting the Shoe, the Attempt upon herself, But says
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that he heard her say after she had Stabb'd the deceased
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now you Willain I am satisfied, after the Deceased had declared
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she had stabbed him to the heart, That prosser then said
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he would hang her, that she there upon said she would
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prevent it and then, Attempted her own Throat but was
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prevented by prossers taking the Knife from her
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Willm Bourk
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