City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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31st January 1782 - 22nd December 1782

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was changed, and Deced went into the
Yard to make Water, came in again, laid
himself down upon the Bench there and
afterwards upon the Floor, rolling about
and saying that he was in great pain
Says that he helped the Deced up, and
he went again into the Yard and staid in the
Necessary six or seven Minutes, and
they went awaysaid [..] that he would
go home Says that Dept. went away about
two or three Minutes and when he returned
Deced was gone away. Says that the
Deced and Moore were both very much
in Liquor and that he saw no foul Play
in Wrestling nor did he see Moore put
up his Knee towards the Deced when
the Deced threw Moore down, And Dept.
believes that whatever Injury the Deced
received there, was merely Accidental

Richard Harper< no role >

Sarah Whittingham< no role > late Wife of Thomas
Whittingham
< no role > the Deced on her Oath, saith that he
Deced came home last Saturday between
Eleven and Twelve o'Clock, saying that he
was very bad, and Lying, or desired Dept. to
make the Bad, which, she did, undressed
the Deced and put him to Bed, who cried
out very much that he was hurt in his
Private Parts Says that he continued
in great pain until about Eight o'Clock the
next Morning when he died, Says that
on Saturday when Deced came home Dept.
proposed to go to enquire how the hurt
was reced to which Deced answered that
she need not go, for that he had reced it
by falling upon the Man. Says that the
Deced spit a great deal of Blood, and
complained of a violent pain in his Stomach
That she sent for an ApothecarySurgeonwho bled the
Deced, but said that he could do nothing more
until the Liquor was out of him. And
Dept. says that the Deced was in Liquor,
And Says that the Deced and Thomas Moore< no role >
were well Acquainted, and Dept. never
heard of any Quarrel between them

Sarah Whittingham< no role >
[mark]
her Mark

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




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