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

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Image 520 of 85726th August 1799


rangged up Near Yard inside a
Pass age which was in mathw
watchman Beat.

This Dept. deash two Gills of
vinagce to destory the Hed
that the Gin would have had
outer. the Deced might he aged
about 28 the had a Child put was
never married [mark]

I as Coombe to a taken on
of St. Clemt. Dane being
Sworn saith that I was
or Duty at ½ part 9 on
ford on night last he saw
the Deced was the truck Allel
imports mouth Streetthe was
about & walking & mid she
was going to Thompson to
act a Glass. he told her not
to set Drank he did not

not think she was then drank
he saw again sitting the Corner
of Near Yard. chew as then quite
drunk, this Deptcalldremoved
her into the passage adjoining &
in about ¼ of antheythis Dept.
& other Watchman took her to the
watchouse, but they did not Keep
her there they immediately
took her to the Work house it
[..] not eleven o'Clock. then Dept.
put her into the workhouse , he
did not go in but the then
(as he believes) alive James Combe< no role >

this diedwhatnear 12 o'Clock
same night.

recd [..]
Nacl. Death through
Intoxication.




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