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able to receive the money fast enough
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he then heard the Cries of Murder from some
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Persons before him who said they should be
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suffocated and knowing there were two Ladies
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of his Acquaintance some where before him
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he forced his way as fast as he could to the
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bottom of the Steps and when he got there
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he saw several Persons both Gents. & Ladies
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lying down on the Floor Speech less and who
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appeared to him to be dead two of which
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Ladies this Deponent with some other
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Persons conveyed from thence to Messicars
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Longman & Broderips in
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er
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attempt to blad one of the
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ladies and he prepared the other for bleeding
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nery of both of them and then he
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returned back to the Theatre
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order to
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often his Assistance to the rest, but seeing
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no person then
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that stood in nud of
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in quest of his Friends which he found in
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a Deplorable Situation, one of which
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(Vizt. Mrs. Prior) still remains very ill.
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from the ill upon of the Door keeper.
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about two hours after he had been in the
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he went out do Messr. Long mans and Brodri
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to inquire after the two Ladies and was informed
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believes
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these two Ladies respective deaths
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were occasioned by Suffocation
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Joshua Stephens
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James Leighton
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being sworn depouth & saith that he went in
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Company with Miss
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Charlotte Bushnell
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in order to here gone into
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the Pit and
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in approaching the
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deceased was forced before him a poor as the
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ter Doors
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was opened and when he came to the Top of the
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Steps be observed several Ladies at the bottom
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fainting away and some by the Presence of the
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Mob were forced down on
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he then called to the Door Rupers to open
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the Door and admit some of the Ladies in
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and offered to pay for an many as were ad-
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mitted as their lives were in danger but
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this was not complied with this Deponent
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then forced his Way as soon as possible
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and
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found the deceased amongst other on the Floor
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and with the Assistance of
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another Person
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(Mr. Halfred) they carried her Messr. Long many
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and Brodniffs and used every means for
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her Recovery but without Effect for
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and likewise called in Mr. Crukeshank
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Surgeon and Mr. Potts
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