City & Liberty
of
Westminster }

Informations of Witnesses
taken this 23d. Decr. 1799 at
the Parish of St. Clement
Danes at the House of George
Allen< no role > the Sign of the White
Lion in Vere Street , before
Anthony Gell< no role > Coroner for
the said City and Liberty
touching the Death of
John Goodman< no role > a Watchman
belonging to the said Parish
then and there lying dead
as follow, to Wit.

Richard Fletcher< no role > a Porter in Clare Market
sworn deporeth as follows to Wit, That on
Saturday morning last (the 21st. Instt.) about
½ past 4 as I was going up Holles Street , I
saw the deceased lying on the Pavement Clare
the Houses and 9 last at his Check and found
it cold, I then took hold of his and which
was not quite cold but there appeared to he no
Signs of Life in him, whereupon I went
directly