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

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Image 36 of 67716th January 1796


cover herself with the Bed Cloaths over her head and observed
her working with her hands under the Bed Cloaths and upon going
to her & removing the Bed Cloaths from off her head she found
the deced had [..] fixed a Silk Handkf round her Neck &
was drawing it sight in order to Strangle herself that Mrs.
Phillips & Mrs. Peterson came up just at this time Dept. told
them what she had observed the deceds do they talked to her
very much and then went down again soon after the deced
pushed the Bed Cloaths from off her looked very wild and
[..] appeared in great as any she thenleftlay down again and
appeared to be going to sleep that just as the Clock had struck
twelve the deced started up suddenly asked for the Pot
Dept stooped down in order to give her the Chamber Pot while so doing
the deced pushed the Bed Cloaths off the Bed [..]
from out of the Bed and gave the Dept. a push in consequence
of which the Candle Dept. had in her hand went out the
Deced [..] ran out of the Room) it being the [..] back Garrett)
into the front Garrett and Dept. heard the Sarh go up
Dept. sweamed out Mr. Phillips came with a light and
went into the front Garrett & found the Window open Mrs.
Phillips & Dept. went down Stairs [..] and soon after the deced
walked into the house supported by two Men the deced
was placed in a Chair appeared very ill that she was put to
Bed Dept. sat up with her. that towards the Morning
Dept. having asked the deced several questions she sayed
she was with Child about six Weeks Dept. asked her by
whom she sayed by one [..] HortonDepth the asthe deced
complained she was very some Dept. sayed yes you must be
sore & asked her if she Knew where she had been she sayed
no Dept. then told her she had thrown herself out at the
Window at which the deced sumed very much sappriged
that about nine oClock on the Tuesday Morning she was
taken from the House in order to be taken to Guys Hospital

Sworn this 16th. day of January
1796.}

Susannah [mark] Hebett< no role >




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