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<p n="217">able to receive the money fast enough<lb></lb>
he then heard the Cries of Murder from some<lb></lb>
Persons before him who said they should be<lb></lb>
suffocated and knowing there were two Ladies<lb></lb>
of his Acquaintance some where before him<lb></lb>
he forced his way as fast as he could to the<lb></lb>
bottom of the Steps and when he got there<lb></lb>
he saw several Persons both Gents. & Ladies<lb></lb>
lying down on the Floor Speech less and who<lb></lb>
appeared to him to be dead two of which<lb></lb>
Ladies this Deponent with some other<lb></lb>
Persons conveyed from thence to Messicars<lb></lb>
Longman & Broderips in <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65234_geo187">the Haymarket</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and the saw<obscured></obscured>
Par<obscured></obscured>
er<del>one of which Lad</del>
attempt to blad one of the<lb></lb>
ladies and he prepared the other for bleeding<lb></lb>
and administred<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
spirit of Hart horn<lb></lb>
<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
her and tryed other means for the<lb></lb>
Reo<obscured></obscured>
nery of both of them and then he<lb></lb>
returned back to the Theatre<obscured></obscured>
order to<lb></lb>
often his Assistance to the rest, but seeing<lb></lb>
no person then<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
that stood in nud of<lb></lb>
it this Deponent went into the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65234_geo188">Theatre</rs>
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<lb></lb>
in quest of his Friends which he found in<lb></lb>
a Deplorable Situation, one of which<lb></lb>
(Vizt. Mrs. Prior) still remains very ill.<lb></lb>
from the ill upon of the Door keeper.<lb></lb>
about two hours after he had been in the <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65234_geo189">Theatre</rs>
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<lb></lb>
he went out do Messr. Long mans and Brodri<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
to inquire after the two Ladies and was informed<lb></lb>
that they were both dead, and then Deponent<lb></lb>
believes<del>that</del>
these two Ladies respective deaths<lb></lb>
were occasioned by Suffocation</p>
<p n="218"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65234_n218-1">Joshua Stephens</rs>
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</p>
<p n="219"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65234_n219-1">James Leighton</rs>
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<interp inst="WACWIC65234_n219-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65234_geo190">Manchester Square</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65234_occ96">Surgeon</rs>
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<lb></lb>
being sworn depouth & saith that he went in<lb></lb>
Company with Miss <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65234_n219-2">Charlotte Bushnell</rs>
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<interp inst="WACWIC65234_n219-2" type="gender" value="female"></interp>
to the<lb></lb>
Little Theatre <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65234_geo191">Haymarket</rs>
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in order to here gone into<lb></lb>
the Pit and<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<del>in the</del>
in approaching the<lb></lb>
deceased was forced before him a poor as the<obscured></obscured>
ter Doors<lb></lb>
<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
was opened and when he came to the Top of the<lb></lb>
Steps be observed several Ladies at the bottom<lb></lb>
fainting away and some by the Presence of the<lb></lb>
Mob were forced down on <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65234_geo192">the Passage</rs>
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Floor<lb></lb>
he then called to the Door Rupers to open<lb></lb>
the Door and admit some of the Ladies in<lb></lb>
and offered to pay for an many as were ad-<lb></lb>
mitted as their lives were in danger but<lb></lb>
this was not complied with this Deponent<lb></lb>
then forced his Way as soon as possible<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
and<lb></lb>
found the deceased amongst other on the Floor<lb></lb>
and with the Assistance of<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
another Person<lb></lb>
(Mr. Halfred) they carried her Messr. Long many<lb></lb>
and Brodniffs and used every means for<lb></lb>
her Recovery but without Effect for<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
and likewise called in Mr. Crukeshank<lb></lb>
Surgeon and Mr. Potts <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65234_occ97">Surgeon</rs>
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and others of</p>
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