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<p n="1010">London Information of Witnesses taken at the parish of christ<lb></lb>
Church in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65008_geo962">Ward of Farringdon</rs>
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without<lb></lb>
in London the 5 Augt. 1795 on view of the<lb></lb>
body of <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65008_n1010-1">Wm. Goldsmith</rs>
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then and there lying<lb></lb>
dead</p>
<p n="1011"> <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65008_n1011-1">John Worsley</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMCLIC65008_occ289">servant</rs>
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to the late Mr. <rs type="occupation" id="LMCLIC65008_occ290">Goldsmith</rs>
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the <rs type="occupation" id="LMCLIC65008_occ291">deced</rs>
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<lb></lb>
who maketh oath that the deced yesterday morning dept with<lb></lb>
Mr. Green & other persons broke into the deceds bed room, they<lb></lb>
being alarmed & suspectg. something had happened to him,<del>it being</del>
<lb></lb>
he not having came down that morng & it being so late as ½ past<lb></lb>
11Says<del>they</del>
he found the deced kneeling by the bed side with his<lb></lb>
head laid upon the bed & a great deal of blood upon the floor was him<lb></lb>
That the deced was quite dead & Dept aftwds saw a pistol in<lb></lb>
his right hand clasped last.</p>
<p n="1012"> <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65008_n1012-1">John Worsley</rs>
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<p n="1013">Sworn the <rs type="date" id="LMCLIC65008_date229">5 Augt. 1795</rs>
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<lb></lb>
before me}</p>
<p n="1014">T. Shelton Coroner</p>
<p n="1015"> <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65008_n1015-1">Jno. Walker</rs>
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No 44 <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65008_geo963">Paternoster row</rs>
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<rs type="occupation" id="LMCLIC65008_occ292">Bookseller</rs>
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<lb></lb>
maketh oath that he has known she deced & been in habits<lb></lb>
of friendship with him in any years & says that lately his<lb></lb>
conduct & behaviour has been such that Dept has not the Cart<lb></lb>
doubt but he was deranged in his mind</p>
<p n="1016"> <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65008_n1016-1">John Walker</rs>
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</p>
<p n="1017">Sworn the 5 Augt. 1795<lb></lb>
before me</p>
<p n="1018">T. Shelton Corr.</p>
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