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touching the Death of
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Elizabeth Osborn
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lying dead in the
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said Parish Liberty and County
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John Brussins
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Parish of
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Apothcary
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on Wednesday Night last (May 15) between Eleven and
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Twelve o'Clock, Mr. Roberts & Mr. James came to Dept. and Mr. Roberts told him that
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he believed his Maid was dead, I desired him to come to her as
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fast as he could, Says that he went with Mr. Roberts to his
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, and found the Deced lying in the Bed
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on which she usually lay two Stories high, Says that Deced
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was black in her face with a large Silk Handkerchief troice
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around her Neck and tied with two Knots pretty Tight, the
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Neck being Swelled and the Blood Settled in the Neck and face
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above the Handkerchief, Says that he untied the Handkerchief
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and afterwards Examined the Deced, and found that she was
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dead and had been dead sometime, which made it unnecessary
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the Body farther, but found no other Marks of violence thereon
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Says that he believes the Deced tied the Handkerchief around
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her Neck herself, without any intention to destroy herself,
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on his Oath saith that
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Elizabeth osborne
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the Deced did live Servant with this Dept. almost a Year, that
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she left him about Six months ago, and came again into his
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Service, about three Weeks ago, Says that the Deced was fond of
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Liquor and was frequently Indonated, Says that on Wednesday
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last about Eight o'Clock in the Evening (May 15) Dept. went out
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Locked his Street Door and took the Key in his Pocket, leaving
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the Deced in his Shop, being in Liquor as Dept believes, Says
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that he returned home about a Quarter after Eleven o' Clock
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found his Door Locked as he left if, Unlocked the Door with his
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Key and went in, Says that he went upstairs in order to
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