Middlesex

Informations of Witnesses taken at the Dwelling House
of Peter Hill< no role > the Sign of the Pontefract Castle
in the Parish of Saint Mary le bone in the County of
Middlesex on Saturdaythe firstday of
April1786Before Edward Umfreville< no role > Esquire
one of his Majestys Coroners for the said County touching
the Death of James Brooks< no role >
then and there lying Dead as follow

George Brooks< no role > Son of Thomas Brooks< no role > of Barretts Court
Mary le bone Shoemaker upon his oath Saith That
on Monday last the twenty seventh day of March now fast
between four and five o'Clock in the afternoon this
Deponent and the deceased were running along hand
in hand up Barretts Court aforesaid and immediately
on coming to the End of the Court this Deponent
pastand deceased ran along the fool pavement in Wig more Street
until they came opposite Mary le bone Lane when
this Deponent who went faster than the deceased
(who was his Brother) let go his hand and ran
across the Road and the reason he did so was he
shaw a Coach with two Horses coming down the Street
the same way this Deponent and the deceased
had come way fast and therefore he endeavoured
to get out of the way and the deceased running
after him slipped down in the Road just as the
Coach came to the Spot he was crossing and the
little Wheel on the near side (the deceased having
just got before the Coach towards the side where this