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

Informations taken this Sixteenth day
of March 1792 to the Parish of St. George
Hanover Square with in the Liberty of
Westminster in the County of Middlesex
upon an Inquisition touching the death
of Stephen Hodges< no role > lying dead in the
said Parish Liberty land County.

William Market< no role > of Oxford Street in the
Parish of St. George Hanor. Square Chinaman
on his Oath with That, Yesterday Morning
between Seven and Eight o'Clock Mr. George
Walker< no role > 's Servant Maid came to Dept. and told
Dept that a Man had hanged himself, upon
which he went and saw the Deced Hanging
in Mr. Walker's back yard by a small Cord
which was fastened to a Wooden Rail there
and about the Deceds Neck Says that with
a Knife he cut the cord and laid the Deced
down, being Dead but not quite cold, and
Dept. thinks that the Deced Hanged himself

Wm. Mortlock< no role >

George Walker< no role > of Oxford Street in the Parish
of St. George Hanover Square Turner on his
Oath saith That Stephen Hodges< no role > the Deced has
Lodged with Dept. Nine and forty weeks, and
generally saw the Deced every day, That
the Deced appeared to be in good Health
until the last three weeks or a Month
when he complained of a pain in his Head
and Stomach, That he was very low Spirited
and said very little and was different from
what he used to be, and staid in his Room
all day on Wednesday last, and Dept. does
not think that the Deced was in his Senses

George Walker< no role >

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