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

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then supposed that the Symptons proceeded from Extravasation
of Blood under the Cranium, in consequence of which a portion
of the Cronium was removed by the Trepanm, and a Quantity of
Blood evacuated, which for a little which releived her complaints
in a very Small degree, but the deceased fell again into a State
of Stupor and Insensibility, and remained in that State until
about a quarter before two on Tuesday Morning, when she Died
After her Death the Head was opened and a large quantity of
Congulated Blood was found is several places both upon the
Surface and in the substance of the Brain which evidently
proved the cause of her Death, Deponent says on Monday
Morning a Gentleman came to the Hospital and enquired of the
Deponent if there was not a Woman brought in the Night before
that had received an accident, he answered, Yes. the Gentleman
then said he wondered how the Horses should go so fast Deponent
then asked him if it was his Carriage that run over the Woman
he replied it was not his Carriage but he was in the Carriage the
Gentleman waited about twenty Minutes to see Mr. Justamond the
Surgeon but he not coming he went away and Deponent did not see
him afterwards.

John Winslow Mayd

Mary Brunt< no role > Day Nurse of Westminster Hospital on her
Oath saith that the Deceased never spoke any thing [..]
while she was in the Hospital excepting a Muthering which
She thought was Jesus Christ, Says a Footman in a Brown
Livery turned up with Red, a Red Waistcoat, and a plain
Silver laced Hat came on Tuesday Morning to enquire how the deceased was whether she was alive or dead and
deponent told him she was Dead, and showed him to her
her to him, but Deponent did not know who the Footman was
or his Master or Mistress he not telling her nor she not asking

The [mark] Mark
of Mary Bruntt

Samuel Mortlock< no role > Messenger to Westminster Hospital on his
Oath saith that he went this Day to Captain Roberts who was
the Officer of the Guard on Sunday night at the Horse Guards
who told him thatthetwo Gentlemen came to him and
desired he would send a Poor Woman that was run over in
the Street to an Hospital and left half a Guinea for that purpose
said the Gentlemen seemed frightened, that the Captain sent
two Many but that he did not enquire who the Gentlemen was
neither did they tell the Captain.




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