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

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at Night on Saturday last the 29th. June his Month
ordered him to show the deceased up to his Room
which her did but she was a considerable time
in going up Stairs having a way bad Cough and
appeared being weak and ill that he told [..]
might put out his Candle when for was in bed
as he himself slept in same Room hurst could
not come to bed for a considerable time
that when did go into the Room about 2 the
next morning the deceased was awake but
could not discourse much on Account of his
Cough that this Deponent their went to bed
and a considerable time afterwards but here
long this deponent could not tell the deceased
asked him for something to drank when he told
him he had a Quart put of water by the Bed
Side and he answered that would no do for
her wanted some Gin or Bur but being this Depont way Hughes
did not at to lath to him but call to the Mind
Servant [..] and this Deponent went to
Hughes again and heard no more until the
Maid Servt. came into the Room but 7 & 8 in
the

the Morning to call him as input when the
screamed very loud and said that the Maid
appeared to her to lye across the bed and to
be dead and this deponent in immediately
got up and went to the deced and
found him to be dead whereupon he
came down Stairs and a Cyne inted his
Master who sent him to Mr. John
Dresser
< no role > Apothecary in Goodse Street
who returned directly with him
who declared he was dead and part
all means of recovery

Michael Buckley< no role >

Mr. John Duglar< no role > of Goodge Street Apothecary
having sworn deponent and saith that
when he came to the deceased bit 8 & 9 on
Sunday morning last he found no
sensation of Wife in him, and from
the [..] Information he received there respecting
his ill State of health just Weakness
and great Cough and other Circumstances
he is




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