City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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7th January 1783 - 30th December 1783

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Hanging upon which Dept. looked in
and saw the Deced Hanging and Dept.
believes that the Deced Hanging
himself says that the Deced appeared
to be active and chearful on Saturday
Evening the second Instant and Dept
observed nothing remarkable in Deced
yesterday Morning when he gave him
the Buckles to Clean

Jno Croucher< no role > Juner

Mary Ann Murray< no role > a Lodger at Mr.
Crouchers on her Oath saith That being
in her own Room yesterday Morning
about half hour after Nine o'Clock
when she saw Edward Nash< no role > the Deced
walk across the Yard to the Privy
having no Shoes on, butt did not
afterwards see the Deced alive

Mary
Ann
Murry

Mary Ball< no role > Servant to Mr. Croucher on
her Oath saith That yesterday Morning
about seven o'Clock she saw Edward Nash< no role >
the Deced taking in Milk at her Master's
Door, when he told Dept. that he had
been out that Morning, That he came
down into the Kitchen and played some
time with Mr. Croucher's Young Child
That Deced went up to his Master for
his Buckles says that her Mistress
called and Dept was going up to
her

Says that Deced went into Hackey
and Dept. likewise went there [..]
saw the Deced lying upon the Bed in his
Cloaths but without his Shoes, That he
offered Deced a Nose gay which he said
[..] well lane, as he should

her Mistress and Dept. followed her
to the bottom of the Stairs but would
not than take the Child and went
into the Shop again, [..] and Dept. did
not see him afterwards alive
says that her Master called and rattled
at the Shop Door and having no Answer
Dept. fetched Mr. Rawlins a Smith
to Pick the Lock, Says that she was
soon after informed that the Deced
was found Hanging in the Shop and
believes that the Deced Hanged himself
says that the Deced appeared yesterday
Morning as usual says that last Thursday
at Dinner the Deced and the other
Apprentice were talking which was
the easiest Death, when the Deced
said that he had almost experienced
Drowning, but never had experienced
Hanging, and the next day at
Dinner the Deced introduced the
same Conversation, and this Dept.
says that she never knew Mr. Croucher
correct or have any Quarrel with
the Deced.

Mary Ball< no role >

Joseph Rawlins< no role > of Blue Cross Street S [..]
on his Oath saith That Mr. Crocher's Maid
yesterday Morning fetched him to Mr.
Croucher to open the Shop Door, Says that
he first forced open the outer Skether
Door




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