City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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9th January 1794 - 27th December 1794

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that the deced has done the Businessof thedifferent
manner to what it is usually done. this Deponent
Saith Street, the Deced or Sword evening sealed
up assault & directed to his Father and so Sheet Black [..]
but that the hand writing was so very different
to what it is in general, that he is sure
he should not have recollected it
to have been the Deced-From General
Observations durs the last Fortnight this
Dept. saith that the deced has made [..]
Entries in the Books, which he rents had
done before, & their Dept. conscien [..]
believes that the Deced has appeared
& has conducted himself very different
to what he ever had before, This
Dept. cannot a session was Cause for it, not
that the Business has of late been
is a very flourishg state & he has
no reason [..] to Hink that the
private Affair of the deced were out all
derayed [..]

J Eversfield

Catherine Gardiner< no role > House Keeper to the Dece'd being
Sworn deposeth & Saith that she her lived
with the deced since cont [..] . that he
always been very [..] table & Cheerful till during
the last fortnight-since Which time be
has appeared very different & this Deponent
saith that d [..] g this time he haslenteat
day letter that he has appeared very Con
& Pensive, constantly walking up & dour
the Room G himself & desiring this
Dept.nevernot but to speak To him from many
Particulars this Dept. in sure that he
has been for the last fortnight been
quite different [..] lent he was before
& their Dept. has of last often obse [..]
Maker fellow servts. Catherine Gardener< no role >

Verdict

That Henry Raban< no role > beingwallsderanged
in his Mind on Monday Evening
last didbeingshoot himself

James Savage< no role > [..] Junr .




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