City of London Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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2nd January 1790 - 30th December 1790

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Image 824 of 94925th November 1790


William Slater< no role > of No.61 Redcross Street London Surgeon
maketh Oath that about ½ past four O Clock this Morning
he was sent for to Mr. Crockett - that he went and found
the deced lying upon a Bed in said Mr. Crockets house
that the deced she was quite dead - that he examined the deceds head
and found the Luton or [..] part of the Scall on the top
of her head were seperated which he has no doubt occasioned
the deceds death and that he has no doubt the same was produced by a fall

Sworn the 25th day of November 1790
before me}
T Shelton

Wm. Slater< no role >

Robert Love< no role > a Watchman belonging to the Parish of Saint Giles
without Cripplegate maketh Oath that about 35 Minutes after
four O Clock this Morning hearing Watch called he went toward
Mr. Crockets Door where he found two Men who desired him
to take care of a Woman [..] then lying on the Pavement
facing Mr. Crockets Door in Barbican - Dept. then went to
the Watchhouse and acquainted the Patrols of the Woman being
there - that when he first went up to the Woman he thinks she
was not quite dead that there appeared to be a great deal of blood
under her head - That Dept. after he had acquainted the Pat [..]
returned to the Woman and knocked at Mr. Crockets Door
that Mr. Crocket came down on downed the deced and
the deced was then taken into Mr. Crockets Shop

Sworn the 25th day of November 1790
before me}
T Shelton Corr.

Robert Love< no role >




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