City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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11th January 1776 - 30th December 1776

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Cord from his Neck, upon fuly the Body he found
such Coldness as usually takes place on Death, said it
was of little consequence the attempt of Bleeding but
upon Mr. Jones's Request [..] he opened the Intsular
Vein; but no Blood followed at that time, he then opened
a Vein in the eight Arm and the Blood flew instantly
over the Deced, the Body being removed into the fire
Room, near an hearafter first leeing him, they were
desires of placing the Body [..] Street which they could
not do owing to the stiffness of the Cower Echemetes
Deponent then bent the joints of the Knees & Hips
in order that the Body nustes lay Street daring which
he remarked a quantity of Blood under his Shoulder
and Him perceived the Blood Lad come from the Jugular
Vein which he had opened before Deponent apprehend the
Deced next have heen Dead some Considerable time before he saw him

S Pillio

George Randall< no role > Apprentice to the Decd on his Oath said
that from the Observations he has made on the Behavior
of the Deced, he thinks he was not in his right Senses.

Geo. Randall< no role >




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