City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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5th January 1789 - 29th December 1789

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a Knife he cut the Lord by which the
Deced was Hanging and Deced fall down
upon a Tress of Hay, the Deced appearing
to be dead, but was not Cold, Says that
Mr. Hewson the Apothecary 's Man, was
fetched who attempted to bleed the Deced
but he bled very little and Dept. beleives
that the Deced Hanged himself, Says that
he searched the Deced Dought and in
one of the Hobbs of his Breeches dept. found
five Shillings and two Six pences.

George Randall< no role >

John Gibson< no role > at Carpenter , Coffee house in
Covent Garden on his Oath saith that he
has known the Deced some Years, That
he saw the Deced between Ten & Eleven
o'Clock that right upo the Garden, and tha the Deced
was then very such in Liquor, That
the Deced staggered very much and was
search able to walk.

John Gibson< no role >

Joseph Bolden< no role > of Turham Green in the
Parish of Cheswis Gardener on his Oath saith, that
he employed Deced to sell his Good in covent
Garden Market and that he had sold Goods for him
Yesterday to Sell, That he employed got in
Liquor and on Wednesday last complained
of his Head, Says that the Deced was a
very honest Male but was sometimes in
Liquor, Says that the Deced complained of
his Head frequently, that he was confined
and not able to recollect himself and Dept.
thinks that he was so at times.

Joseph Bolden< no role >

Sarah Foster< no role > Wife of William Foster< no role > Virtualler
at the Sign of the Barley Mow on Turnham Green
on her Oath saith, That she has know the Deced
about a Year, who was much given to
Drinking, and was very trouble some who
in Liquor, That the Deced has been afflicted
with the Survey, that his Legs was painful
and when his Leg was free, the pain Flens
into his Head and he frequently complains
of his Head particularly, of late, and
Dept. beleives that it at homes affected his
Under standing

Sarah Foster< no role >
he Mark

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




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