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<p n="475">had had the Money from Mr. <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65238_n475-332">Harper Swant</rs>
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<lb></lb>
and had spent the same in Company with a<lb></lb>
blind Man and<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
desired same of the<lb></lb>
Lodgers to say he was not at home<lb></lb>
that on Saturday morning the 10th. between<lb></lb>
8 and 9 one of the Lodger told this<lb></lb>
Deponent she believed Mr. Lewis was<lb></lb>
dead as the had called to him and he did<lb></lb>
not Answer and that between 6 & 7 that<lb></lb>
morning she had heard something fall<lb></lb>
in<del>the</del>
his room which was over her<lb></lb>
head and wished this Deponent would<lb></lb>
go up Stairs with her which she did<lb></lb>
and they knocked at his Door which<lb></lb>
was locked and the Key in the Lock on the<lb></lb>
inside and as no body answered this Depo-<lb></lb>
nent larsh open the Door<del>when</del>
and they<lb></lb>
saw the Deceased lying on his Back upon<lb></lb>
the Floor and a piece of Cord about his Neck<lb></lb>
and other part of it fixed to a Nail of Neck<lb></lb>
in the Ceiling and they sent for Mr. Dawney<lb></lb>
the Beadle who<del> <obscured></obscured>
in lifting</del>
oxford the deceased<lb></lb>
after</p>
<p n="476">upon the Bed at which time he was quite<lb></lb>
cold and Stiff that the deceased bore a very<lb></lb>
good Character and a sober quiet Man<lb></lb>
that she thinks he<del>knowing and do say with</del>
<lb></lb>
<del>the money</del>
has never been right in his night<lb></lb>
Pinps near the Lop of his <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65238_occ301">Wife</rs>
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</p>
<p n="477"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65238_n477-1">Elith: Baker</rs>
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</p>
<p n="478">The Verdict<lb></lb>
deceased in her Mind ad in such <obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
hanged himself.</p>
<p n="479"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65238_n479-1">Henry Chapman</rs>
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<lb></lb>
<rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65238_occ302">Foreman</rs>
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