City & Liberty of
Westmr . in the County
of Middlesex }

Informations taken this
Seventh day of February 1780 at
the Parish ofSt. Paul Covent Garden
within the Liberty of Westmr. in the
County of Midsex upon an Inquisition
touching the death of Edward Smith< no role > This name instance is in set 220. lying
dead in the said Parish Liberty & County.

Edward Yale< no role > of Chanders Street in the Parish
of St. Paul Covent Garden Surgeon on his Oath
saith That he this day Examined the Body of
Edward Smith< no role > the Deced and found the
fore part of the Neck entirely turn, and the
fore part of the Spine rather on the left side
very much tore, and had all the appearance
of a Gun shot Wound and Dept. has no doubt
of the Wound being the cause of the Deced's
Death, Says that the Pistol produced to
him this days (said to be found in the Room
where reced was found dead) isan
Weapon capable of giving the Wound
and Dept. apprehends that the Deced
might have shot himself with it.

Edwd Yale< no role >

Jeremy Sambrook< no role > Waiter to Mrs. Sarah
Dresdale< no role > at the London Hotel in Briders Street
Covent Garden on his Oath saith That on
Saturday Night last (February the Fifth)
a little before Twelve o'Clock Edward Smith< no role > the
Deced came into said Hotel, went into a
Room and called for some Wine, of which
he and Dept. drank some, That the Deced
began to exclaim against Mrs. Dresdale,
upon which Dept. went out of the Room
and soon returned into the Room, when
he found Deced crying, with his Head lying
upon the Table, Says that he desired to
have