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of<lb></lb>
Westminster</rs>
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<lb></lb>
Informations of Witnesses taken this 26th. day<lb></lb>
of October 1795<obscured></obscured>
the Parish of <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65235_geo1987">St.Paul<lb></lb>
Count Garden</rs>
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at the<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65235_geo1988">Sign of the Boan Head</rs>
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in <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65235_geo1989">Exeter Street<lb></lb>
count Garden</rs>
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before <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65235_n2057-1">Anthony Gill</rs>
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this<lb></lb>
Majesty's <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65235_occ1292">Coroner</rs>
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for the said City & Liberty<lb></lb>
touching the Death of <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65235_n2057-2">Wm. Allen</rs>
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then and<lb></lb>
there <rs type="occupation" id="WACWIC65235_occ1293">lying dead</rs>
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as follw to wit</p>
<p n="2058"> <rs type="persName" id="WACWIC65235_n2058-1">Elizabeth & Elmer</rs>
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of No.26 <rs type="placeName" id="WACWIC65235_geo1990">Exeter Street</rs>
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being<lb></lb>
sworn deponth that about 8 o' Clock on Saturday<lb></lb>
evening last the 24th. Octr. Inst. her Daughter<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
turned of Eleven Years went as usual take same<lb></lb>
Bolls to the deceased who lodged in the two Wm.<obscured></obscured>
<lb></lb>
back Room where the saw him knowling, as she<lb></lb>
thought, upon one side of the Bed<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
<lb></lb>
<obscured></obscured>
her when the spoke to him she was<lb></lb>
frightened and ran down Stairs and informed this<lb></lb>
Deponent when there upon went up Stairs<lb></lb>
immediately and found his in the Situation<lb></lb>
as mentioned by her Daughter, and she (not<lb></lb>
observing that he was hanging by the Neck)<lb></lb>
took hold of his hand and likewise felt his<lb></lb>
hair both of which were somewhat warm<lb></lb>
and as she spoke to him and he did not answer<lb></lb>
she was also alarmed and called to a Lodger<lb></lb>
in the adjourning Room who came there<lb></lb>
<gap reason="illegible"></gap>
and said she would not touch him<lb></lb>
but called to another Lodger in a Room<lb></lb>
beneath who came up and discovered that he</p>
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