City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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8th January 1762 - 20th December 1762

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City and Libty
of Westmr. in
the County of
Middx}

Informations taken this
17th. December 1762 on an
Inquisition taken at the Parish
of St. George Hanover Square
in the said Liberty on View of
the Body of Robert Gundry< no role > an
Infant there lying dead.

Sarah< no role > the Wife of Stephen Mullens< no role > of Brick
Street Labour on her Oath Saith that about
a Month ago the deced was riding a Horse in the path way of Down
street passing to Boswells Stables says that between
Mr. Wilson's had Mr. Farmbury's Doors a Man
whose Name Dept. knows not, came up to the
deced and took hold of the deceds right Leg and
caused him off the Horse to the Ground, and immediately
afterwards lifted the deced with one Arm out of the
Mud. says the deced bled much at the Back part
of the Head and was immediately conveyed to [..]
[..] saint George's Hospital says she has not seen
the deced since but has heard that the deced
dyed there this day: says she does not know whether
the Man and deced had any Words together, nor can
she say whether the Horse ran again thedecedMan
or not being a good Way from them. says that the
some day in the Evening she saw the Man, and taxed
him with killing the deced to which he replyed you
Bitch what Business have you with it, if you don't
hold your tongue I will serve you the same. Says
that after lifting the deced up the Man immediately
went away.

The Mark of
[mark]
Sarah Mullens< no role >

Martha< no role > the Wife of John Wilson< no role > of-Down Street
[..] Victualler on her Oath Saith that about
three Weeks ago on hearing a Noise in Down Street
she went to the Door and saw the deced there leaving
against a Horse his Head Bleeding says she went
again in Doors and sent her Son to lead the deced




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