text_original: When I cut him down he was quite dead; he appeared to have been dead for hours. There was a man passing at the time, and, as I was going into the house, I called to him to assist me. He helped me with the deceased, and I afterwards went for a policeman.
text_transcription: WHEN I CUT HIM DOWN HE WAS QUITE DEAD HE APPEARED TO HAVE BEEN DEAD FOR HOURS THERE WAS A MAN PASSING AT THE TIME AND AS I WAS GOING INTO THE HOUSE I CALLED TO HIM TO ASSIST ME HE HELPED ME WITH THE DECEASED AND I AFTERWARDS WENT FOR A POLICEMAN
phonemes: wˌɛn aɪ kˈʌt hˌɪm dˌaʊn hiː wʌz kwˈaɪt dˈɛd; hiː ɐpˈɪɹd tə hɐvbɪn dˈɛd fɔːɹ ˈaʊɚz. ðɛɹwˌʌz ɐ mˈæn pˈæsɪŋ æt ðə tˈaɪm, ænd, æz aɪ wʌz ɡˌoʊɪŋ ˌɪntʊ ðə hˈaʊs, aɪ kˈɔːld tə hˌɪm tʊ ɐsˈɪst mˌiː. hiː hˈɛlpt mˌiː wɪððə dᵻsˈiːst, ænd aɪ ˈæftɚwɚdz wɛnt fɚɹə pəlˈiːsmən.