<div1 type="CL_ICpage" id="LMCLIC65012IC650120119"> <xptr type="pageFacsimile" doc="LMCLIC650120119"></xptr>
<p n="324"> <note type="authorial" place="margin"> <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65012_geo330">London</rs>
<interp inst="LMCLIC65012_geo330" type="placeName" value="London"></interp>
<interp inst="LMCLIC65012_geo330" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
</note>
<lb></lb>
Depositions of Witnesses taken at London that is to<lb></lb>
say at the parish of Saint Botolph without<lb></lb>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65012_geo331">Bishopsgate</rs>
<interp inst="LMCLIC65012_geo331" type="placeName" value="Bishopsgate"></interp>
<interp inst="LMCLIC65012_geo331" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
in the <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65012_geo332">Ward of Bishopsgate</rs>
<interp inst="LMCLIC65012_geo332" type="placeName" value="Ward of Bishopsgate"></interp>
<interp inst="LMCLIC65012_geo332" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
without<lb></lb>
in <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65012_geo333">London</rs>
<interp inst="LMCLIC65012_geo333" type="placeName" value="London"></interp>
<interp inst="LMCLIC65012_geo333" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
aforesaid this 1st day of March 1799<lb></lb>
on view of the body of <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65012_n324-1">John watts</rs>
<interp inst="LMCLIC65012_n324-1" type="given" value="John"></interp>
<interp inst="LMCLIC65012_n324-1" type="surname" value="watts"></interp>
<interp inst="LMCLIC65012_n324-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
now here lying<lb></lb>
Dead.</p>
<p n="325"> <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65012_n325-1">William Blizard</rs>
<interp inst="LMCLIC65012_n325-1" type="given" value="William"></interp>
<interp inst="LMCLIC65012_n325-1" type="surname" value="Blizard"></interp>
<interp inst="LMCLIC65012_n325-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
of <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65012_geo334">Devonshire Square</rs>
<interp inst="LMCLIC65012_geo334" type="placeName" value="Devonshire Square"></interp>
<interp inst="LMCLIC65012_geo334" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
<rs type="occupation" id="LMCLIC65012_occ104">Surgeon</rs>
<interp inst="LMCLIC65012_occ104" type="occupation" value="Surgeon"></interp>
maketh<lb></lb>
that about of ¼ past two yesterday morning Dept. was called up to<lb></lb>
look at the deced- that the deced was lying on the Ground above<lb></lb>
by some Iron Rading of the Quaker meeting house in Cavendish <lb></lb>
Court <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65012_geo335">Houndsditch</rs>
<interp inst="LMCLIC65012_geo335" type="placeName" value="Houndsditch"></interp>
<interp inst="LMCLIC65012_geo335" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
-Dept examined the deced that he was warm<lb></lb>
and had an impression round his Neck which appeared to have<lb></lb>
been occasioned by a Rope or Cord-There was as appearance<lb></lb>
of Life in the deced-that a Mr Gutter was present when Dept<lb></lb>
went to the deced-Dept. being of opinion that the deced angal<lb></lb>
to be taken to some place and put into warm of Cloathing suggested<lb></lb>
Rat it would be proper to take the deced to <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65012_geo336">Bishopsgate</rs>
<interp inst="LMCLIC65012_geo336" type="placeName" value="Bishopsgate"></interp>
<interp inst="LMCLIC65012_geo336" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
<rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65012_geo337">workhouse</rs>
<interp inst="LMCLIC65012_geo337" type="placeName" value="workhouse"></interp>
<interp inst="LMCLIC65012_geo337" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
<lb></lb>
some of the persons present took the deced away in order to take<lb></lb>
him to the work house and Dept saw no ward of him-Dept<lb></lb>
her no doubt the mark or Impression round the deced neck<lb></lb>
occassioned his Death.</p>
<p n="326"> <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65012_n326-1">William Blizard</rs>
<interp inst="LMCLIC65012_n326-1" type="given" value="William"></interp>
<interp inst="LMCLIC65012_n326-1" type="surname" value="Blizard"></interp>
<interp inst="LMCLIC65012_n326-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
</p>
<p n="327">Sworn this 1st day of March<lb></lb>
1799 before me.}</p>
<p n="328"> <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65012_n328-1">Michael Pearce</rs>
<interp inst="LMCLIC65012_n328-1" type="given" value="Michael"></interp>
<interp inst="LMCLIC65012_n328-1" type="surname" value="Pearce"></interp>
<interp inst="LMCLIC65012_n328-1" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
a Lodger at an House of belonging to a <rs type="persName" id="LMCLIC65012_n328-2">Wm Reeves</rs>
<interp inst="LMCLIC65012_n328-2" type="given" value="Wm"></interp>
<interp inst="LMCLIC65012_n328-2" type="surname" value="Reeves"></interp>
<interp inst="LMCLIC65012_n328-2" type="gender" value="male"></interp>
<lb></lb>
situated in <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65012_geo338">Adam & Eve Court Dunning's Alley Bishopsgate</rs>
<interp inst="LMCLIC65012_geo338" type="placeName" value="Adam & Eve Court Dunning's Alley Bishopsgate"></interp>
<interp inst="LMCLIC65012_geo338" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
throat<lb></lb>
and a <rs type="occupation" id="LMCLIC65012_occ105">Watchman</rs>
<interp inst="LMCLIC65012_occ105" type="occupation" value="Watchman"></interp>
for the parish of Saint Botolph without Bishops<lb></lb>
-gate maketh oath that Dept went on his Boat <gap reason="illegible"></gap>
Devonshire <lb></lb>
Street and Cavendish Court about nine Oclock on Wednesday<lb></lb>
Night last and received particular directions from Mr. Watson<lb></lb>
the Beadle to be careful to look after a man whom he sayed<lb></lb>
had <gap reason="illegible"></gap>
attempted that evening and some Evenings too ford to hang himself at<lb></lb>
his Master Door in <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65012_geo339">Devonshire Square</rs>
<interp inst="LMCLIC65012_geo339" type="placeName" value="Devonshire Square"></interp>
<interp inst="LMCLIC65012_geo339" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
-That Dept.continued<lb></lb>
on his Best and on going round to call the hour of five when<lb></lb>
became to the Quaker meeting house the found the deced hanging<lb></lb>
by two Handkerchief tied together<obscured></obscured>
one<obscured></obscured>
fastened around his neck and the<lb></lb>
other part thrown over the top of the <rs type="placeName" id="LMCLIC65012_geo340">Iron Gate</rs>
<interp inst="LMCLIC65012_geo340" type="placeName" value="Iron Gate"></interp>
<interp inst="LMCLIC65012_geo340" type="type" value="undefined"></interp>
of the meeting home<lb></lb>
Dept called to them pson another watchman who came and he<lb></lb>
and Dept get the deced down that he fell warren but appeared<lb></lb>
dead-that a surgeon and some other persons came and soon after</p>
</div1>

View as Text