London Information of Witnesses taken at the parish of christ
Church in the Ward of Farringdon
without
in London the 5 Augt. 1795 on view of the
body of Wm. Goldsmith< no role >
then and there lying
dead
John Worsley< no role >
servant
to the late Mr. Goldsmith
the deced
who maketh oath that the deced yesterday morning dept with
Mr. Green & other persons broke into the deceds bed room, they
being alarmed & suspectg. something had happened to him,it being
he not having came down that morng & it being so late as ½ past
11Saystheyhe found the deced kneeling by the bed side with his
head laid upon the bed & a great deal of blood upon the floor was him
That the deced was quite dead & Dept aftwds saw a pistol in
his right hand clasped last.
John Worsley< no role >
Sworn the 5 Augt. 1795
before me}
T. Shelton Coroner
Jno. Walker< no role >
No 44 Paternoster row
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maketh oath that he has known she deced & been in habits
of friendship with him in any years & says that lately his
conduct & behaviour has been such that Dept has not the Cart
doubt but he was deranged in his mind
John Walker< no role >
Sworn the 5 Augt. 1795
before me
T. Shelton Corr.