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

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Image 551 of 78228th August 1794


That she had a black Gown & Coal & begged that this Dept.
would suffer her so die in them-the told this Deponent
that the Devil had got hold of her, & asked this Dept
of he thought, of she should get a Book & read it if
God would forgive her the sd. Diana Parker< no role > [..] look this Dept the same Evening
into her Bed room & shared him her Box in which
this Dept. saw Plenty of good Cloath Child Bed
human Money-spoons & she told this Dept he
Night see she wanted for nothing but that
the Devil had get hold of her-that she was
blaz unhappy surshed to die she said Diana
Parker
< no role > told this Dept. that she hadhad orbeen
delivered of a Child or the 21st. June 1794 at the House of Mrs. Diana
in Weldanehagh Row & that she had immediately
belonging to Mrs. Diana's House
put it into assnvy - she believed it to have
been born alive - the said Diana Parker< no role >
told this Dept. where the privy was - By the
Direction, of this Dept. a Child was taken out
of the said Privy or Wednesday the 27th.
August 1794. Mr. Walker told this Dept. that
thatthe said Diana Parker< no role > for the [..] Month
she had lived with her - (being this last month)shehad never done her
Business for openly & was considered in fact to
be saiths [..] in her Mind His Dept.
says that theDecedsaid Diana Parker< no role > was always born a universal
good Chandler - the said Diana Parker< no role > told
voluntanly to this Dept. that she put her fenger

done the Throat of her Childuponimmediately of her
Delivery

George Sanders< no role >

John Harris< no role > a Chelsea Inn Pensioner being sworn deposeth
& saith that Diana Parker< no role > has been a [..] particular acquaintance
of his wife for upwards of seven yrs. last past that she
has always been a very good Character. This Dept
saw the [..] said Diana Parker< no role > on Tuesday
last the 26 Augst. 1794 She told him that she had been delivered
of a Child & murdered it - she expressed a great
wish to be taken it to Custody & begged this Dept
to do it - she was there in great [..] distress [..] of King
the said Diana Parker< no role > told this Dept she meant
to destroy herself by taking Avenue & if that
failed she meant to open a Vein & bleed to denth
this Dept. save Information to George Sanders< no role >
a Constable who took in to her Custody the said
Diana Parker< no role > told this Dept that she had been
delivered of the Child on the Chamber put & being
in a great fright she took it immediately & sent
it down the necessary. She said that she had puts
her finger down the Throat of the Child. That the
Child was to strong [..] it had almost knocked the
chamber hot down the said Diana Parker< no role > told this Dept
that she had lived in her place about a week
after her Delivery & after that she came to this
responents House - This Dept. of her taxed the




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