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

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Image 669 of 7667th November 1789


Francis Murrey< no role > at Mr. Read's Office in
Poland Street on his Oath saith That last Night
a little before Ten o'Clock there was an Alarm
of a Man being dead in Portland Street upon
which the Dept. and some of his Fallow Servant
went there and before the Necessary House
in the Yard saw the Deced lying upon the
Ground with a Large Wound in his Throat
and a great deal of Blood or the Ground and
in the Necessary says that he saw a Ragor
on the Ground in the Blood by the Deced
with who [..] he believes the Deced gave
himself the Wound which caused his Death
the Deced being dead but not griute Cold
says that be Parched Deced's Pockets and
found a mortal watch with a Gold Ring &
Gold Seal get three Shillings in Silver and
two pence half pence in Copper.

Fras Murry< no role >

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




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