City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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1st January 1778 - 31st December 1778

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Image 522 of 53430th December 1778


and Deced pointed to Cott his Arms, that on
Deced being asked how he same to do it he said
he could not tell, but that he did it with a
Penknife, Says that he saw on Penknife but
saw the Sheath of a Razer as the Count upon by the Bedside, Says
that Sworn was fetched who examined the Deced
and then Dept. Saw a Wound in Deceds Betty &
a Wound as much of his Arms, and Deced
afterwards, told Dept. that he grow them to
himself.

Thos Leybourn< no role >

Samuel Thorley< no role > of Golden Square Surgeon on
his Oath saith, That on Monday Evening last
a Little after Seven o'Clock a Washerman arise
to Dept. desiring Dept. to open immediately to
a Man who was all Bloody, upon which to
went to the Deced and found the Deced in Bed
and him Shirt all Bloody That on Examining
time he found a Wound in the Life Groom
carried nather move than half way across the Betty
and the greatest part of the Bowels out, and from
their appearance and to have been out
considerable time Says that the Bowels were
reduced immediately, that Dept. and other
Surgeon Present thought it necessary to put
a clean Shirt on Deced, and found two Wounded
in the left Arm and an Wound in the Right
Arm Says that he asked Deced what he did it
with and Deced pointed to the Razer which
lay on the Floor Bloody under the Head of the
Bed, and on Deced being asked what induced
him to do it, he at last said violent pain
that he Despaired, having no Employ, Says that
this

this the Deced said About Ten o'Clock that Night,
That Dept. called again about one o'Clock in
the Morning what the Deced appeared rating better
but law, and Says that Deced dead on Thursday
about Twelve o'Clock at Noon, and Dept. believes
that his death was received by the Wound
abovementioned in the Groin, and Dept.
believes from the Accot. given by the Deced
who appeared to be then Sensible that it was
possible and that the Deced did give himself
the Wounds abovementioned

Samuel Thorley< no role >

John Forward< no role > on him Oath Saith that he set up
with the Deced on Monday Night last, and
that about Twelve o'Clock asked Deced how he
came to do it, the Deced being then sensible
and Deced Annexed, it was for want

John Forward< no role >

Catherine Lowry< no role > of Carnaby Street on her Oath
Saith that Thomas Whittle< no role > the Deced has lodged
With Dept. upwards of one Year I can half,
That on Monday last finding the Deced was
in Bed all Day Dept. went to the Door which
was locked and the Key in the dark on the inside
of the Door, that the Desired the Deced to open
the Door several times, that the Deced at last
said that he would open the Door and Dept.
heard him turn the Key. and that Loyborn
and the Washerwoman were there and that
they soon after said that the Deced was Bloody




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