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

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of the Deced was broke, and that her Heart was pressed,
which created a Stagnation of the Blood and was the
came of her Death And this Dept. saith that he does
believe the Drayman could notice the Deced when the
Horses moved forward she being on the offside of the
Horses, and the Pray very full of Casks.

John Richie< no role >

William Cooper< no role > a Frikin Man belonging to Mr. Storkey's
Brewhouse on his Oath saith, that he was in the Brewhouse
Yard on Saturday last when William Jackson< no role > a Drayman
belonging to Mr. Starkeys was going to Drive a Dray
loaded with Beer and drown by three Horses, out of the Yard Says that
thattor for moved forwards and that said Jackson was by the
Thill Horse and had hold of the Room called the leader, Says that the Deced
was on the offside of the Horses, and nearly opposite to
the Thill Horse, Says that he heard some body cry out.
turn back, upon which the Drayman did all in his
power to stop his Horses, and did stop them very soon but the
Deced was crushed between the [..] , Fore Pank
of the Dray and a Post fixt in the Ground (as Dept. believes) the Deced
being upright against the Post, Says that the Deced did
not afterwards speack, and died immediately And
this Dept. saith that the Deced might have got out of the
way of the Dray time enough, and thinks that said
Jackson did not see the Deced, and that he is a very
Sober Man, and that he was Sober at that time

Wm. Cooper< no role >

John Starkey< no role > Brewer in Nave's Acre on his Oath
Saith that the Dray Which was loaded, with Strong Beer
and small Beer and the three Horses by which it was
drawn on Saturday last and drawn by William Jackson< no role > were and are the Property of Thomas Starkey< no role >
and this Dept.

J. Starkey

Severally Sworn the Day Year
& Place abovementioned, before me
Tho Prickard< no role > Coroner




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