City of London Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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31st December 1793 - 24th December 1794

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Image 31 of 65915th January 1794


was drying his Cloaths-that in about two hours
after being then ten OClock Dept. returned to the Wharf
and went on board one of the Craft and hailed the
Barge to which Dept. & the deced belonged that the
deced came out of the Cabbin with only his Shirt and
a Capon-Dept. then left the place and saw no more
of the deced until this Evening when he saw him
lying Dead in Bridewell Hospital -Dept has since
been informed that the deced was very much troubled with
Fits-thatDeptabout twelve OClock on the same Day on
Depts return to the Barge the deced was missing and
upon Dept Inquiring of some persons or board the Craft
lying at the Wharf they sayed thedecedhad seen the deced
about an Hour before Dept. found a pr. of Breeches &
Hockings and a pr of shoes and also a Jacket which
the deced used to nearlying in the Cabbin of the Berge
hanging to Dry near the fire on the Cabbin of the Berge

Sworn this 15th. day of January 1794
before me}

his
William [mark] Burrows< no role >
Mark.




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