City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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2nd January 1799 - 28th December 1799

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then upon any Enquiry he told me had an
Uncle named Columbine at Norwich
I then assisted him in warning to this Sutling
house and then some Medical Perform men
sent for and a Nurse likewise and further
I Know not

John Dermey< no role >

John Bayley< no role > of the Sutling house Kensington
Palace being sworn deposeth that the said
deceased was brought to my house at the
time above mentioned and had some Tea &
Coffee which strid but a very till be time
upon his Stomach and being very much and
and faint he desired to be put to bed which
he was immediately afterwards and the
I went to Messr Hardwick & Merryman
of Young Street Kensington Surgeon & apitte
[..] who came but
before they came I had washed mort of the
Blood him off him and in his Pockets I
found a Brace of Pistols one of which
was discharged and the other was charged
but no Powder in the Poorhe appeared
to me to be deranged in his Mind and
was scarely Sprak to any body

John Bailey< no role >

John Merriman< no role > of Young Street Surgeon
and Apothecary being sworn deposeth on
follows Vizt. that I was sent for at the
time before mentioned to come to the decead
and upon examining him I found a fracture
in his Scull on the right Side a little
above the Eyebutand told me the same
Stay of his having been beater by the
man and Boy but from the Pistol found
about him & and appearance did not gone verdict to [..]
thought it must have been an Act of his
own that he continued [..] opportunity
in fair was as far as Repeled to the Wound Recoveryduefrom the
time Jurors first sent for to attend him
until the Night before last hearing
for some time before refused head from
what cause I Could not tell having
no Turner and therefore it appeared to
me to arrise from his mind being
irritated and deranged and he died
on Tuesday last the 9th. Inst and upon
appearing his Head I found a large [..]
Passing on the Brain which continued
[..] a pint of Corrupted matter
which [..] no doubt was the Cause of
his death

John Merriman< no role >




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