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meeting together, they concerted their wicked Plot, and
put it in Execution as follows.
On Sunday the 3 8th of January, the Sunday htkre
the Murder was committed, ihe met with Tracey^ and
treated her with Coffee in her Mafter's Clumbers, for
he was out of Town, and there the whole of their Con-
verfation run upon the robbing Mrs. Di{ncomb\ Cham-
bers, which they agreed to do either that or the fol-
lowing Week. They pat their Defign in Execution up-
on Saturday Night, or Sunday Morning enfuing, which
happen'd to be upon the 4th of February aforefaid,
when being pretty late at Night, they all met accord-
ing to Appointment, and Sarah got James Jkxatider^
the younger of the two Brothers, convey'd into the
Chambers, where he hid himfelf under a Bed till Mrs.
Duncomh, and her old and young Maid were all com-
pofed to reft, and then about Two in the Motning, he
jDpen'd the Door and let in Mrs. I'racsy and Thomas A-
kxander into the Chambers, while Sarah Malcolm her-
felf waited upon the Stairs to take Notice that no body
iliould come to interrupt them in their villainous De-
fign. She infilled Ihe knew nothing of any Defign of
Murder, and Ihe doubted, if they themfelves reaDy had
any fuch Intentions, but beHev'd that the Murders were
pccafion'd by fome of the People's awaking, and by
their Fear that a Noife might be made, and that they
might be taken in the Faft. This fhe apprehended was
the Reafon of their murd'ring the good old Lady Ma-
dam Duncomh, and her two Servants, Elizabeth Harri-
Jan, and the young Maid Ann Price, who was but late-
ly come into her Service ; and this they did in a very
barbarous manner, but cutting the Throat of the Maid
Ann Price from Ear to Ear, after Ihe had made no
fmall Struggle for her Life ; and by llrangling the old
Gentlewoman and her ancient Maid, who were both
fick, and could not make much Oppofition, with a
fmall Cord, and all the three they left dead upon their
pwn Beds in different Rooms.
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