City of London Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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3rd January 1791 - 30th December 1791

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Image 216 of 67229th April 1791


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Depositions of Witnesses taken at London
that is to say at the parish of Saint Magnus
the Martyr in the Ward of Bridge in London
aforesaid the 29th: day of April 1791 on view
of the body of John Glasscock< no role > now here
lying dead

George Wright< no role > of No: 17 Dean Street Holborn in the County
of Middlesex Millwright maketh Oath that between five and
six OClock in the afternoon of Yesterday the 28th. instant Dept. being
employed at the wheels of London Bridge Water works discovered
the Deced in the Water near one of the Wheels of the Waterworks
Dept.gotconveyed the decedout of the Water and placed him [..] on shore to the Church Yard of Saint Magnus< no role >
the Martyr where he left him - that the deced appeared
to have been some time in the Water and his head appeared
very much bruised

Sworn the 29th. day
of April 1791 before me}

George Wright< no role >

William Kainn< no role > of No. 1 Trinity Court little Trinity lane
Queentith London a Watchman to Mr. James Randall< no role >
Queentith maketh Oath that Dept. and the deced (who was
emplored to Watch Banges for said Mr. Randall) were in
company together about one OClock in the Morning of Yesterday
senwright watching the Craft at Queen with Wharf - that
Dept. left the deced walking along he Gunnel of a Barge
lying without the said Wharf in Order to go on shore to call
the Bangemen up - that in about a minute or two after Dept.
left the deced he heard something fall into the Water Dept.
immediately returned thinking its wright be the deced
that on his return he russed the deced - that Dept. and
one of the Watchman looked into the Water but could see
nothing of the deced - that Dept. now he deced last Night
lying dead in Saint Magnus Chuch Yard - that the deced
was a little intoxicated with liquor when Dept. left him
that there was on person near the deced when Dept. left him
as before stated.

Sworn the 29th day of
April 1791 before me}

his
William [mark] Kinn< no role >
Mark




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