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Mary Ellenor <interp inst="t17081013-1-defend27" type="surname" value="Ellenor"></interp>
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, of <rs type="placeName" id="t17081013-1-defloc1">St. Olives Silver-street</rs>
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Murder of her Male Infant Bastard Child, on the <rs id="t17081013-1-cd3" type="crimeDate">25th of September</rs>
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last, by throwing of it into an House of Easement fill'd with Filth, of which it instantly died </rs>
. She was a 2d time Indicted upon the Coroner's Inquest, for the Murder of the said Infant. It appeared by the Evidence that on the 23d of September the Prisoner was taken ill, and complained to her Mistress of a Pain in the Arm: That thinking it might be the Rheumatism, she gave her things suitable to the Distemper. That the Prisoner's Illness continued upon her till Morning the 25th of September, when by divers Circumstances it appeared that she had been delivered of a Child, and searching the House of Office, a Child was found newly thrown in. The Prisoner pretended that it was a Miscarriage, but sufficient Proof being given that she went her full time, and the Prisoner alledging nothing in her Defence, the Jury found her <rs id="t17081013-1-verdict4" type="verdictDescription"> <interp inst="t17081013-1-verdict4" type="verdictCategory" value="guilty"></interp>
Guilty </rs>
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<note>[Death. See summary.]</note>
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