City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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14th January 1764 - 24th December 1764

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by a Cord fastened to an Iron hook in the Bed fort
and round the Deced's Neck, Deponent says that she
took up a Knife and Cut the Cord by which the Deced
lung, and Mr. Stone being then come into the Room
took hole of the Deced in his Arms and laid her on
the Bed, says that Deced felt warm but Dept. obrseve
no Sings of Life, Says that a Gentleman come there
who let the Deced Blood in the Arm, and Deced bled
about a large Spoonfull, but Dept. believes that she
was then Dead, Deponent says that for five weeks
last past Deced has been very Melancholy, and
Deponent believes that Deced was Disordered in
her Senses.

Sarah Helyer< no role >

Sworn the Day Year and
Place above mentioned before me
Thos. Prickard Corner.}




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