City & Liberty
of
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Informations of Witnesses taken
this 12th. Jany 1795 in the Parish of St.
James at the Dwelling house of Willm.
Handiman< no role > the Sign of the Maidenhead
in Maidenhead Court near Berwick Street
before Anthony Gell< no role > His Majesty's
Coroner for the said City & Liberty
touching the Death of Wm. Clark< no role >
then and there lying dead as follow,
to Wit,

John Nichols< no role > of Peter Street St. James Gent .
being sworn deposeth that & little ofter Eurd
in the Afternoon Yesterday Afternoon the
Wife of the deceased came to Mr.Aldridges
Hollidge of the Swan in Edmond, Court
Victualler and said appeared in a distracted
state of mind and said she had lost her
Husband hereupon their Deponent accnt
to the House of Mr. Darsent here the deceased
lodged on a Celler andbe forced thea little Girl.
shew'd him how to open the Cellar Door and he
went down into the Celler and saw the deceased
lying on the Floor upon his Back quite dead asked but had
a which that [..] him whereupon
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