City of London Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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5th January 1789 - 30th December 1789

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Image 245 of 101920th March 1789


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Informations of Witnesses taken at the
Parish of Allhallows London shall
the 20th. day of March 1789 on view of
the body of a new born female Infant then
and there lying dead.

John Porter< no role > one of the Watchman of the Ward of
Broad Street maketh oath that last Wednesday night
Dept being passing thro. the Church Yard of Allhallows
London Wall Parrish he saw something lying upon the Wall
of the Church Yard Arthurs side the railsThat he took a Cap
& afterwards [..] himself & other
Watchman no remaining what it was discovered at Where
Child. That it was wrapped up in Cloths [..] which are
bloody

The mark of
John [mark] Porter< no role >

Sworn the 20th. day of March 1789
before me
Thos. Shelton< no role > Corr.

John Lebow< no role > of one of the Watchmen of the aforesaid
Ward maketh oath that just after one o'Clock on
Wednesday night the last Witness Porter called out for a
fellow Watchman & sayed he had set something that was
bloodyThat belives it to Dept who untyed to fellow her
as delivers and same other Roths wherein he found a Child
which he afterwards took to the Watchhouse. That the Cloths are
produced are believes there the Child was in when found.

Sworn the 20th. day of March 1789
before me
Thos. Shelton< no role > Corr.

The Mark of
John [mark] Lebow< no role >

Henry Saffory< no role > of Devonshire Street London Surgeon
Maketh Oath that yesterday morning Deptwas pulled
was called on to sat the body of the deced a male Infant
That he accordg. went & saw the Child act of Vestry room




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