City of London Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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1st January 1795 - 31st December 1795

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Image 599 of 63123rd December 1795


LondonDepositions of Witnesses taken at the
Parish of Saint Botolph Bartholomew the less
in the Ward of Farringdon without in
London aforesaid this 23rd. day of December
1795 on view of the body of John Gadbury< no role >
now here lying dead.

Fohn Warren Wallis of No. 22 Old Bailey London
Broker Maketh Oath that a little before two in the afternoon
of Monday last Dept, standing at his Father's Door No. 22 aforesaid
saw the deced who appeared to be a Drover following several
Bullock [..] between twenty and thirty down the old Bailey
[..] that he appeared to be driving them towards Ludgate will
that when the deced had get nearly opposite Dept. he fell
suddenly upon his Hands and his Head upon the Ground
in the middle of the Street that he then fell upon his Belly his
Face downward Dept. went to him that he was insensible
and appeared lying that Blood came from his Forehead
Dept. get a Shutter and the deced was placed on it and
Dept came to the Hospital with the deced that when the
deced was taken off the Shutter at the Hospital he appeared
to he quite deadthat at the time the deced fell he was only
walking and no person near him

Sworn this 23d. day of December
1795 before me}

John Warren< no role > Wallis




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