City of London Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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2nd January 1796 - 30th December 1796

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Image 10 of 67712th January 1796


John Buckland< no role > of No. 2 Charles that Hatton Gardner< no role >
[..] Shop keeper maketh Oath that he hath known the deced
about twelve Yearsthat the deced called upon Dept. the
day before Christmas Day last. that he appeared very dull
& melancholy quite different to what he went to be Dept.
saw him several times afterwards that he still appeared
the same that he [..] now produced and which Dept.
known to be the deceds had writing he received the 6th. Janry
instant Dept. saw the deced the next day when [..] deced
acknowledged to have wood [..] the said Lather and to have left it for the [..]
Dept. upon Dept. asking what he meants to do with himself
if he meant to go to sear he sayed no Dept. asked him if he
had endeavored to make away with himself he sayed yes
Dept. asked him how [..] if by drowning he sayed yes
Dept. asked where the deced sayed he had jumped off Black
fria [..] Bridge the proceeding Evening with instant to drown himself
but was afterwards taken up & upon recovering found was
himself as the Waterman Arms London Bridge the deced
was at Dept. house at the time this conversation took place and
left Dept. about ½ part to at Night saying [..] Dept. had
advised with & tabled to him sometime that he would not attempted
like again [..]

Sworn this 12th, day of January
1796 before me}

John Buckland< no role >




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