City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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3rd January 1765 - 24th December 1765

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put the Tongs into the Privy and with it pulled out the
Deced, which was then Dead and Naked and appeared
to Deponent to have been Dead some time.
Elizabeth Pullen< no role >
[mark]
her Mark.

Thos. George< no role > Servant to Mr. Stanley on his Oath
saith that on Wednesday Morning Last Dept. was
ordered by his Master to wash down the privy, Says
that he pulled up the Plug and threw down about
six pails of Water which carried away all the
Contents of the privacy in a Sess Pool, Says that he
afterwards looked down the Privy, and that
nothing was left therein ,Says that on Saturday
last in the Afternoon Elizabeth Pullen< no role > and an
old Woman that usually cleans Shoes came out
Of Mr.Stanley's Yard, and said they had found
a Child in Mr.Stanley's Vault, Says that he went
into the yard and saw the Child there, Says
that he saw no Person being the said Child into
the Assault, nor does he suspect any Particular
Person of bringing it.

Thomas George< no role >
[mark]
his Mark.

Martha Smedley< no role > Servant to Mr.Stanley on her
Oath saith that on Elizabeth Pullen< no role > her Fellow
Servant and an old Woman Calling out last
Saturday Afternoon in Mr.Stanley's Yard She run
out and saw the in take the Deced out of the Privy
and Says that he was then Dead and naked.

Severally Sworn the Day Year &
Place abovementioned before me
Tho. Richard< no role > Coroner }

Martha Smedley< no role >




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