City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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5th January 1793 - 30th December 1793

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Image 177 of 80126th March 1793


Alexander Wright< no role > of little Stan hope Street No. 11
Upholder being Sworn saith that about 6 or 7
weeks ago he was desired to go to new gate to see the deceased (when
he had known for many years and who had been in
a respectable was of Life, but of late had metush.
misfortunes which had dr [..] ed his Mind and
who was so entrageous that the Mr. Kirby was
inclined to send him to [..] Bethlem, that
when this Deponent went to him he was com-
posed and said he would be have property last
this Deponent was informed that upon aske
left him she became as partie as before
that a few Days afterwards the Deceased being
delivered up all his Effects, he was liberated
from Newgate , that the Creditors took Possession
of his Dwelling house No. 18 in Duke Street
St. James's and would not in For him to go into
the house, that the deceased has been missing
former the Space of Seven Weeks and from
Cricumstances his wife is much inclined to believe
that in one of his fits of Lunacy he drowned
himself.

Alex Wright< no role >

The Verdict


That Alexander Stuart< no role > was a Lunatic
and drowned himself in the serpentine
River in the Parish if St. Geo: Hanover Square

James Gibbons< no role > Foreman




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