Bed and went down Stairs with his Stockings and
Apron in his Hand, his other Clothes he put on while
in Bedthe Deponent remained in Bedin about half
an Hour a Woman in the Workhouse that the Deceased
kept Company with, came to the Ward and told Willm,
Lockhart his Partner in the hearing of this Deponent
that the Deceased was hanging in the Workhop in the
Workhouse the Deponent and Lockhart and some others
went directly to the Shop Door which was Locked, and
the Key was afterwards found in the Deceaseds Pocket,
not being able to force the Door open they put a Boy
from the Cobbers Stall into a Window into the Shop, and
the Boy put his hand in the Deceased's Pocket while hanging
and pulled out the Key of the Workshop, and it was opened
Deponent with the others then went in and saw the Deced
hanging from a Nail fastened in a Beam with a Cord
round his NeckDeponent saw the Deceased cut down
by Thomas Wilkins< no role > , and the Deceased was quite Dead.
and Deponent beleives that the Deceased Hanged himself

John Burt< no role >

William Lockhart< no role > one of the Poor in St. James's
Workhouse Westminster on his Oath saith that he
Saw the Deceased got up this Morning and go [..] Stairs
out of the WardDeponent got up Soon after and went
to see for the Deceased but could not find him. and the
Persons he enquired of had not seen himSome time
after Elizabeth Harvey< no role > one of the Poor came into the
Ward and said [..] that the Deceased was hanging in
the Workshopthe Deponent then went down to the
Workshop Door which was Locked, not being able to
force the Door, he put a Boy in thro a Window in the
Shop from the Cobbers Stall, and Deponent and others
went in to the Workshop and formed the Deceased Haying
and the Key of the Workshop was taken out of the Deceased
Pocket, the Deceased was Hanging by the Neck with a
Rope fastened to a Nail in the Beanthe Deceased
was cut down in Deponents Presence, and he was
quite Deadand Deponent beleives the Deceased
Hanged himselfDeponent Says the Deceased had a
bad Leg for some Years which he beleives at times was very painful
as he has heard the Deceased often Complain of

William Lockhart< no role >