City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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3rd January 1774 - 20th December 1774

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and went up Stairs into Deced Room, and soon
after told Dept. that they found the Deced Hanging and
that they had out him down, and Dept. believes
that the Deced Hanged himself, and that the Deced
was at times Disordered in his Mind for a Week
last past.

Mary Chauvain< no role >

John Lory< no role > of little Compton Street Cabinet maker on
his Oath saith, That this day about one o'Clock somebody
called out to him to come to Mr. Garron's Room
upon which he went Immediately with Mr. Shipman
a Neighbour, and there found the Deced Hanging by a
Silk and Cotton Handkerchief which was about his
Neck and fastened to one of the feet of the Bed
the Bed being turned up) with his feet touching
the Floor Says that he lifted up the Deced and Mr
Shipman out the Handkerchief and Deced was
laid upon the Floor, Says that an Apothecary was
[..] who declared that the Deced was dead and
did not attempt to bleed on use any means to reason
him, and Dept. himself, and law that he believes
that the Deced was at times for the last
Fortnight Disordered in his Senses.

Jno Long< no role >

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




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