City & Liberty of
Westmr . in the County
of Middlesex }

Informations taken this Twenty Seventh
day of May 1790 at the Parish of St. George
Hanover Square within the Liberty
of Westminster in the County of Midsex
upon an Inquisition touching the death
of George Richards< no role > lying dead in the said
Parish Liberty and County.

George Bigging< no role > at St. George Warrens in
Grafton Street on his Oath saith That on
Tuesday Night last the Twenty fifth Instant
about Ten o'Clock this Dept. was going up
Hay Hill in the Parish of St. George Hanover
Square when he saw the Deced lying on
his Back about four Yards from the Corner
Post at the Upper End of Hay Hill , Says
that he appeared to be dead but on taking
hold of the Deced fre perceived there was
Life in him, That he called a Watchman
who assisted Dept. to lift the Deced up
and to carry the Deced into the Watchman's
Box where Dept. left him in the care of the
Watchman, the Deced having said that [..]
should be better anon, and said thathe cant
he was much hurt on the left side, and
pointed to it, but did not complain of
having received the hurt from any Person

George Biggins< no role >

George Cooper< no role > one of the Watchman of St.
George's Parish Hanover Square on his Oath
saith That on Tuesday Night last, the twenty-
-fifth Instant at Ten o'Clock Dept. was at his
Box in Dover Street when he heard a Man
call out, Watch, saying that a Man lay in
he Street, Says that he went to the Man and
saw the Deced sitting on his Backside in the
Street very near [..] lop of Hay Hill , Says
that he as [..] to lift up the Deced, and to
carry been, to the Watch box, where he complained
of a hurt on his left side, but said that he
was better, Says that two footmen come there
who