City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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7th January 1773 - 28th December 1773

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once or twice when he has met with Crosses say Well Ill go and
hang my self, but she did not think he meant to do such thing

The Mark [mark] of
Sarah Prentice< no role >

Elizabeth Davis< no role > on her Oath says that last Nights between 7 and
8 o' Clock she heard a cry and went up with other People to the
Deceds Room, and there saw the Deced hanging in the Door way of
the Closet in the room, she got a pair of Sessions and cut the
Rope, and felt his Breast and found it cold and that he was quite Dead

James Godfrey< no role > of Ham Yard . St James's Pointer on his Oath say
that he saw the Deced about half after 5 in the Afternoon
Sitting at Mrs. Bellinson the Crown in Crown Court , he as had
him how he was, he said he was walking about as usual, says
the Deced was reading in a Prayer Book, says he was very
uneasy all the Day and very law, Says when he [..] was
vexed at my thing he usually Sang to Pass it off, and that
he heard him Sing two or three times [..] Yesterday

James Godfrey< no role >

Mary Caster< no role > wife of Jonas Caster< no role > a Soldier of the 1st Regiment on
her Oath says that Yesterday about 12 o' Clock she was setting at Mr
Belllingors Door and the Deced came and Sat down, he Sat tapping
his foot a good while at last he got up saying St m very uneasy
afterwards said he was almost Mad, and was afraid be should
do what he did not like to do, after that walked about a good
while, and about 1 or 2 o Clock she saw him at Mr. Bellingers
Door with a Prayer Book in his hand and heard him read out the
with a Portoring Job, the Deced took his Knott and went away
and returned with his Knott in a that time, and then walked
about Crown Court humming till about 5 o'Clock he the stook
hands with the Deponent and said God Bless You and then
went home as she supposes, and she has not seen him since

The Mark of
[mark]
Mary Caster< no role >

William Smith< no role > of Peter Street Coal Porter on his Oath says that
Yesterday about 4 o' Clock he was sitting Drinking with the Deceased
on My Bellingers Bench, he thought be appeared to be upon the
Mopish Order low in Spirits, and says he has known the Deced
20 [..] and that he has observed for a Month past that the Deced




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