City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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2nd January 1787 - 29th December 1787

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George Beeho< no role > Servant to Mr Kennett Upholder in New
Bond Street on his Oath saith that yesterday Morning he
went up with other Persons into the Deceaseds Room, and
saw him laying in Bed, he then thought nothing but he
Might have Died a Natural Death, presently he saw Blood
about his Cotton and then went near, he saw on incision
on the left side of his Most near to the Saw, one end of his
Groat seamed to be in the incission, and a knife layed on the
right side of the BedstedSays the Deced must have Died
without much struggling as he lay quite strait in Bed, and
his Eyes were Shutsays the Neck above the Neckcloth was
much swalloed and plumped up

Geo Beeho< no role >

Thomas Storer< no role > of Mount Street St. George Hanover Square
Undertaker on his Oath saith that he saw a Neckcloth about the
Deceased Neck had with one Knott and the two ends hanging
downthe Deponents Man in his Presence pulled the Neck cloth
off there were spots of Blood about itsays there appeared to be
works on the Neck as if the Neckcloth had passed very tight

Jos. Store< no role >




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