City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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3rd January 1784 - 29th December 1784

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Bridges and the Fire Engine he met a Cart
and the Horse Galloping, and a Man in the
Cart saying Dam all Pensioners Says that
he came on about thirty Yards farther towards
the Fire Engine and could the Deced another
Man and a Woman in the Road [..] upon the Ground
and Dept lifted up the Deced, but perceived
no Life in him, and Dept. carried him to
the Westmr. Hospital where a Gentleman
attempted to the bleed the Deced, but the Deced did
not bleed and the Gentleman said that he
was dead, Says that the Deced blad out of his
Mouth but Dept. observed no Marks of violence
upon the Deced and this Dept. says that he
cannot say whether the Deced was hurt
by the Cart or not.

[mark] Richard Smith< no role > his Mark.

John Clavarley< no role > at the Shakesbear's Head Pimlio
on his Oath saith, That he has known William
Harris
< no role > a Gardener at Walham Green several years
That Harris frequently stopped at Dept House
says that [..] his Wife stopped there on Tuesday last
between four and five o'Clock in the Afternoon
in their Way home from London where they
had been to sell Greens and that each of them
had a Cart, Says that they then drank only
one Pint of Beer in Dept. House and went away
Says that in about half an hour Dept. was informed
that a Man was killed in the Road, and it was
Said

said to be done by Harris's Cart, but Dept.
saw nothing of the Accident. Says that Harris
was Sway well behaved, not Drunken or
given to Quarrelling to Dept. Knowledge

John Cleverly< no role >

Thomas Fluke< no role > of Chelsea a Constable on his Oath
saith That on Tuesday Evening last about half
after five o'Clock this Dept. was informed
that a Cart had run over a Man in the head
and it was supposed he might be dead, and
Dept. was desired to go to the Marquiss of
Granby a Publick Hour near Chelsea Bridge
where he had charge of William Harris< no role > and
Elinor< no role > his Wife , who he took (after being
informed that the Man was dead) to Mr. Tucker [..]
Abingdon and afterwards to Mr. Justice Hyde
who ordered them to be taken to the
Watchhouse of St. Martins Parish Says
that Mrs. Elinor Harris at Mr. Hydes bleelared
that as she was Driving along the Road she
saw a Man near the Cart, upon which she
stopped the Court as soon as she could but she
believed that the Man was forced down
and that the Wheel Grazed his Head

Thos. Flucke< no role >




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