Southwark

Depositions of Witnesses taken at the Parish of
Saint John Within the Borough of Southwark
in the County of Surrey this 9th. day of October
1795 on view of the Body of Edward Murphy< no role >
now here lying Dead.

Mary < no role > Wife of William Coulston< no role > of No. 11 New street
in the Parish of saint John Southwark Carpenter maketh
oath that she hath known the deced Edward Murphy< no role >
a little Boy about five years of ageaboutbetween two &
three Years That between five & six in the Evening of
Wednesday last Dept. saw aDungcartstandloaded & drawn with me
Horse standing in New street opposite the end of Fountain
Court in which Court the decedlived with his Father &Mother
lived That a Cart loaded with Dung passed by the other Cart
that some alarm being made Dept. looked round & saw a Man
with the deced in his Arms Dept. went to the Man &
took the deced from him & carried it to its Mother
Dept. delivered the deced to his Mother that he bled very
much at his Nose Month & Eyes & every part of his Head
That soon after a Doctor came & examined the deced That
soon after the deced departed this Life

Sworn this 9th. day of October
1795 before me}

Mary Colston< no role >

Thomas Carpenter< no role > a Taylor lodging at No.10 New Street
Maketh oath that between five & six in the Evening of Wednesday
last Dept. having heard a Child cry out looked out of his Window & saw a little Boy (the deced)
[..] by on the Pavement at the end of Fountain Court in New
Street aforesaid That a Cart loaded with Iron was standing
opposite the Court & another Cart loaded with Dung was
passing along at the same time & forced the Cart loaded with
Iron against the [..] Corner of the Court by which means
Dept. supposes the deced was squeezed between the coroner of the
Court & the tail of the Cart.

Sworn this 9th. day of October
1795 before me}

his
Thomas [mark] Carpenter< no role >
Mark

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