City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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14th January 1785 - 26th December 1785

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Image 42 of 69722nd February 1785


Frances Walters< no role > at the Cellar under
Mr. Potts's House in Church Lane Green Grocer on
her Oath saith, That on Thursday Night
last between Eleven & Twelve a Dept thinks
Says Mr. [..] that after John Potts< no role > was come home
Dept. believed the Decedcall outand his Son
Quarrelling received were his Son would not wall [..] about a Boy Which the Son kept
and Deced said he would never take the
Boy's part again, Says that before Mrs.
Toban went to the Watchhouse Dept. heard
the Deced cry out Murder Says that
She did not hear any Blows given by
John Potts< no role > to the Deced when he cry'd
out, but thinks that he did Strike him

Frances [mark] Walters< no role >
her Mark

Henry Jarvis< no role > of Mays Buildings Surgeon
on his Oath saith That onSaturdaySunday
last in the Evening he Examine the body
of James Potts< no role > the Deced and found no
Marks of violence whatsoever upon the
Body, and believes that he Deced
died a natural Death.

Henry Jarvis< no role >

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




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