City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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3rd January 1798 - 31st December 1798

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Image 171 of 89926th March 1798


Richard Jones< no role > Assistant to Mr. Mainwaring
Apothecary in the Strand being Sworn
deposeth that on Friday Evening last
(the 23d. Inst.) about a quarter before nine
he came into the Shop by himself and never
spoken Word and would have dropped down
had not this Deponent prevented him
and laid him upon a Bench and he
expired a few Minutes afterwards and
much Blood issued from his Mouth.
The Templed artery was opened but no Blood
issued and this Deponent is of opinion that
his Death was occasioned by the Rupture
of a Blood repel on his Lungs

Richard Jones< no role >

Verdict Sudden Death by the Rupture
of a Blood Vessell

W Pascall
Foreman




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