London

Depositions of Witnesses taken at London
that is to say, at the parish of Saint Sepulchre
in the Ward of Farringdon without in London
aforesaid this 28th. day of August 1795 on
view of the Body of George Wiggins< no role > now
here lying Dead.

Elizabeth Sanders< no role > Widow Servant to Mr. Leerwood of
the hand & Coffee Pot Whitehart street Newgate Market Maketh
Oath that she hath known the deced by sight about two Months
that he went by the Name of George that he used to be employed
in Newgate Market as a Porter to the Gardeners there
that he appeared to be an olderly Man that he walked Lane
appearing to have a Bad Leg that he had a very bad Cough
and appeared very unhealthy & unwellThat about four
Oclock in the Morning ofFridaylast Friday Fortnight she deced
came into Depts. Master house & Leaved against one of the Boxes
on settles in the tap Room & sayed he had been knocked down
by one of the porters in the Market & stat down him he would
"got a Warrant for him; & take him up" meaning as Dept. believes
the said Porter who had as he sayed so knocked him down-hesay also
sayed also that his side was very bad that the Man had hurt
his sidethat in a few Minutes after he went away-Dept saw
him afterwards between ten & eleven same Morning in the
Market that he was then intoxicated Dept has not seen the
deced from that time until this Morning when she saw him
lying Dead

her
Elizabeth [mark] Sanders< no role >
Mark

Elizabeth Leerwood< no role > Widow of Isleworth in the County of Middx
Gardener maketh oath that she hath known the deced about
twenty Years-that he has had sore legs the whole of that time
that he how appeared very unwell and unhealthy some years
part-That about three OClock in the Morning of Friday this
day Fortnight a Porter came into the Market with a Load on
his Back (for a Mrs. Baths of the Market by whom the deced
need to be employed) That the Porter called to the deced to
a first him off with his Load the deced Damned him & told
him to put it where he could the porter stood some time with
the Load in his Back & then got rid of it saying he would much
the deceds backside That the deced was then very much