City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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3rd January 1763 - 30th December 1763

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and Mr. Clark looked that the Key hole, and discovered
her Cloaths, and Dept, then said to said Thomas
for Godsake get a Ladder, for that he believed the
deced had hanged herself, that Dept. went himself
to the open House to get one, but the Key was Mislaid
Says in the Mean time sd Thomas came with a Ladder
and reared agt. the Back of Mrs. Munday's House
that Dept. being in the Open house Yard he saw
Thomas go up the Ladder, and on hearing sd Thomas say
here she is, and on Dept asking whel. she was hanging
and being answered the was Dept. desired that she
might be cut down, says that Dept. imediately came
to his Appartment, and entered the Kitchen thro'
the Bed Chamber Door, and found her cut down there
being several people in the Room, says he believes
he took up the Key of the Kitchen Door next the passage
and that he unlocked it. says that a Surgeon was
Sent for to let her blood, but she bled but little
and was dead. says that for about a Week last past
the deced behaved in such a manner, as to induce this
Dept. to believe she was out of her Mind

Jno. Garstin< no role >

Robert Garstin< no role > Son afsd. John Garstin< no role > , says
that yesterday on finding the Kitchin Doorfastned&
a door leading from the Bed Chamber into it ball
fastned and not being able to make the deced bear
Dept. aftersd Thomas had tryed in vain will a poker
to open the Door next the passage, Dept. likewise
tryed with thesd poker, and on Striking agt the Door
heard Some thing fall like a Key, but Dept. could
not break open the Door, says that Dept. went round
to the Bed Chamber Door & tryed to open it but wd not
whereupon he looked thro' the Key hole, and discovd
the Gown which deced comonly was, he then called
his Father, and he & Mr. Clark both cause & looked
there the Key hole, & Dept. Father said he believed
he saw the Gown she comonly wore, whereupon
a Ladder was got and Thomas, Mrs. Munday's Servt

got in at the Window followed by another person
and Dept. heard Thomas say the was hanging and
then Depts. Father desired them to cut her down
says he went round with his Father to his appartmt
and found both Doors open & Several people in
the Room, says he saw the deced let blood, bat
it was Vain, she being then dead.

Robt Garstin< no role >

Severally Sworn the Day
Year and Place above
mentioned before me

Tho Prickard< no role > Coroner .}




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