City of London Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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5th January 1792 - 31st December 1792

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John March< no role > Son of William March< no role > of No. 92 Ludgate
Street Stationer maketh Oath that between seven and eight
OClock on Friday Night last Dept. hearing a Noise near one of
his Matters Windows that looks into Blackfriers Gateway he went
one and under the Gateway he saw a Man lying upon the foot
Pavement near the Window whom Dept. understood from a number
of people standing by him was very much intoxicated with Liquor
Dept. asked a Man that was standing by to move the deced apprenendg.
from the situation he lay in he was in Langer of being remover
by any Carriages that might pass that way Dept. left the deced
and in about ten minutes after Dept. underwood the deced was
moved from thence to the Blue Last public house

John. March< no role >

James Coleman< no role > an Apprentice to William Wixson< no role > of No. 23
Butcher Hall Lame London Pattern drawer maketh Oath that
between seven and eight OClock on Friday Night last Dept
in company with one Richard Oakley< no role > Servant to Benjamin
Philips of No. 6 Broadway Blackfriars< no role > Cheesemonger passing up
Pilgrim Street< no role > to Ladgate till saw some people collected to
get her under Blackfriars Gateway on going to them he sawthe
deced lyinf
a Man taking the deced up in his Arms for the purpose
as Dept. understood to take him to the Watch house he appearing to
be in Liquor Dept. and Oakley followed the Man and the deced
to the watchhouse on coming to the Watchhouse of Blackfriars
thea Man who appeared to be the Watch house Keeper sayed he
could not take the deced in the Watch not being not the Man
who brought the deced then placed him on Step even [..] under
An Archway adjoining the Watchhouse Dept. then went and
examined the deced [..] that he did not to breath and on further
examination found he was dead but a little warms. [..]

James Coleman< no role >




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