3d, August 1772
.
Verdict of the Jury toucing the Death of Thomas Taylor< no role >
That the said Thomas Taylor< no role >
on the first day of August
1772 being at Work repairing the Filing in the Gutter of
the Garretts of the Dwelling House of Mr. James Carter< no role >
Innkeeper
the Sign of the George
in Hedge Lane
in the Parish
of St. Martin in the Fields
in the Liberty of Westminster
it so happened that he accidentally casually and by Misfortune
fell from the said Gutter into the Street by means whereof
he Received a Violent and Mortal Wound Fracture and
Concussion on his Head and Beam; of which he than and
there instantly Died. And so the Jurors on their Oath say
that the said Thomas Taylor< no role >
in manner and by the means
aforesaid accidentally casually and by Misfortune came
to his Death and not otherwise. Witness the hand of
the Foreman on behalf of himself and the rest of the
Jurors this 3d, day of August 1772.
William Powell< no role >
foreman