City of London Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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30th January 1797 - 28th December 1797

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hearingDept. hearing her Aunt (the last Witness) [..]
and went up stairscall to Mr. Jones (the Apprentice) to come
up stairs went out of her Room and followed Mr. Jones into
the four pair of stairs front Roomand saw the deced
lying in the situation described by her AuntDept. went
down stairsDept. says the deced was soon after taken
out of the HouseDept. says the deced sometimes appeared
dull

Elizabeth Keys< no role >

William Jones< no role > and Apprentice to George Rowe< no role > of Fleet Street
London Stationer maketh Oath that about ¼ past five on
Monday the last in consequence of Mr. Rowe calling to him
he went up to the four pair of stairs front Room and found
the deced therethat he was lying on his side the upper part of his body from the middle quite naked His Throat
cut a quantity of blood about himDept observed a Razor
lying on the Floor near the middle of the deced that the Razor
was open and bloodyDept. went down stairs and went
to an Apothecarysthat an Apothecary coming Dept. again
went up stairs to the deced. that the deced was quite insensible
but moved his Arm a littlethat the deced was placed on the
BedDept. got some water in order to warth the deceds Throat
that while Dept. held the water the deced uncovered a little
and appeared sensible took the Spunge from the Water to wash
his face.That the deced did not attempt to speak Dept. believes the
deced could not speakDept. says the deced was very forgetful
when sent to do any thing If sent on two or three Errands generally
forgot oneDept. says the Razor was tied round the handle with some
small twine.

Wm Jones< no role >

Rose Wheatley< no role > sister of Queens Ward Bartholomews Hospital
maketh Oath that she hath attended the deced from the time
he was brought to the Hospital until Wednesday Morning last
when he departed this LifeThat he was sensible but unable
to speak the whole time

Rose Whatly< no role >




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