City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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1st January 1779 - 29th December 1779

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Consequence of having taken the Corrosive
Sublimate abovementioned. Says that
the Deced appeared to be Sensible when he
Served her with the said Corrosive Sublimate.

Richd Carus< no role > .

James Mahon< no role > of Russell Street Apothecary
on his Oath saith, That on Saturday Night last
he was called to the Deced who Dept. was informed
had taken Poison, Says that he went and
found he had vomitted much, That Mr. Parus
was there, whom he sent for a Medicine
Deced being unwilling to take any thing but
on Dept. talking to her, saying that she must die
if she did not take the Medicines, to which
Deced answerd that she was Sorry, and would
take any thing he desired, Says that Deced
vomitted exceedingly and Dept. believes that
she had taken Poison, and that it was the
cause of her Death.

James Mahon< no role >

Henry Weedall< no role > of Drury Lane Apothecary
on his Oath saith, That he went to Deced
on Saturday Night last being informed that
she had taken Poison, Says that she vomitted
very much, and Dept. [..] that she had taken
Poison, That he gave her Oil and other things
that he thought proper, and visitted the Deced
several times since, That she died this Morning
and Dept. believes that she died in consequence
of having taken some Poison.

Henry Weedell< no role >

Ann Smart< no role > Servant to Mrs. Jane Draper< no role > in
Charles Street in the Parish of St. Paul Covent
Garden on her Oath saith, That Martha Lee< no role >
the Deced assisted Mrs. Draper in the House
and sometimes Walked the Streets, Says that
on Saturday last in the Afternoon the Deced
came home, rung her Hands, saying that she
had seen Richard Jones< no role > a Waiter there, with
a Market woman, and appeared to be
much disturbed in her Mind, that the
Market woman had a Handkerchief which
Deced had given to Jones, Says that about
Eight o'Clock the Deced and this Dept. went
out together to see for Jones, and saw him
go down, Brides Street with the another Young Man, and
both returned home, the Deced looking
very wild and appearing to be much
disturbed in her Mind, Says that the
Deced soon went out again leaving this Dept.
in the Kitchin,That Dept. went up Stairs
to the Wine Cooper's Man,
and Deced returned
soon andwentcame down Stairs into the
Kitchin nobody [..] being there but Dept [..] That
Dept went up Stair to a Wine Kepers Man and in about a Quarter of an hour, she heard
the Deced in the Kitchin say Lord have
Mercy upon me and forgive me upon which
Dept. went down and when she was upon
the Stairs, She saw the Deced having a Cup
in one hand and with her finger stirring
it about, Deced [..] it to her Mouth, and
afterwards put the Cup upon the Dresser
then went to the Sink and vomitted very
much, Saying that she had it att Dick's Doctors
by which Dept understood that she meant
Poison, Says that the Wine Cooper's Man came
down

[mark] Says that Deced said to Dept. that she had often asked
Dept. if she knew what would Poison the Rate but she
would not tell, and that she had then got it.




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