John Wyatt< no role > , Essex Street , Parish of St. Clement Danes , Surgeon
being sworn, saith that, on examining the head of the deced Thos.
Eaton< no role > , he found on the back [..] part a trifling wound which
appeared to him, to have been made by a blunt Body, and not by any
sharp Instrument. This Dept. further saith, that, it is possible
the said wound might have been occasioned by a Fall.
upon this Dept's examining the Brain of the deced, he did
not find, or did it appear to him received any Injury
from the said wound: And this Dept. is not of Opinion that
such wound could have caused the immediate Death
of the Deced. This Dept. cannot describe the Death to
any particular Cause, & tho' the wound did not
appear to him to be sufficient to cause immediate
Dissolution yet there have been Coses where any sudden
Surprise or Fright has so affected a person or to produce
Death

(signed) J. Wyatt.

William Budd< no role > of the Globe Tavern , Craver Street
in the Strand being sworn, saith, that the deced, Thos.
Eaton had lived there upwards of two Months, that, near
about a month post the said Thos. Eaton< no role > had a Fit,
but this Dept. does not of his own Knowledge know
that the deced has been subject to Fits or
laboured under any other Indisposition.

(signed) W. Budd.

Verdict

That Thomas Eaton< no role > was wilfully
murdered by some person or persons
unknown on the 15th May 1793

(signed) Benj: Capper< no role >
Foreman.