City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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5th January 1792 - 31st December 1792

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'till six o'Clock in the Morning (Vizt. Sunday the 16th. Decr)
when they awoke him an enquired of him where he lived
and first he said he lived in Swallow Street , then again he said
he lived in Tattenham Court Road and afterwards he said
he lived in Oxford Street and appeared ever then to him
a Stupid State but said he was very well, this
Deponent then (together with another Watchman) being
then about to go off their duty for that morning told the
deceased to go home and he went out of the Watchouse
and appeared to bepasttyvery well and able to walk
that very soon afterwards this deponent saw the deceased
sitting on a Butchers Block in the Knights bridge Road
whereupon he told him not to within any longer but
to go away which he did, and this deponent never
saw him afterwards

Thos Prossesr< no role >

Edward Withers< no role > one of the Patrole and the Watch house
Keeper at Knights bridge being sworn saith to the same
Effect as the above Thos. Prosser< no role > and further saith
that he afterwards asked the deceased before he went from
the Watch house, what his name was and where he lived
and he said his Name was John Hutchinson< no role > and that
he lived in Runes's Mews in Mount Street , but upon
Enquiry




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