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Image 31 of 9418th June 1770


Smith's and informed one of his Family What had happend
and brought the Driver whose Name he Knows not to
the Queen's Head , and from thence the Driver went at
large, but was accidentally met by Mr. Bishop the
Constable, and the [..] [..] was taken to Mr. Bishop's
House, and he observed that the Driver was very much
in Liquor, says Deponent taxed the Driverdecedwith the
Death of the Child, and he said it was an Accident
and he could not help it says the Cart was drawn by
three Horses and were not very good Horses

Sworn the 18th. day of June 1770
before me

Tho: Beach< no role > Corr .

Thos. Bellamy< no role >

Mary Martin< no role > of Great Bath Street Widow on
her Oath Saith that [..] last Friday on hearing a
great Screaming in the Street she ran to the Street
Door & observed a Cart Passing along very Slow,
and saw a Child under the Cart endeavouring to get
up, and presently afterwards discovered another Child
(meaning the deced) lying on the Ground dead to
appearence, and they being on the further side of the Cart
dept. says the off Wheel Passed over the deced, says She
observed no Driver to have been attending the Cart
and [..] verily believes that the accident would not
have happened had there been a person attending the
Cart.

Sworn the 18th. day of June 1770
before me

Tho: Beach Corr.

M Martin

James Liversuch< no role > of Saint John Street in the Parish
of Saint James Clerkenwell in the County of Middx
one of the Overseers of the Poor of the said Parish
bound in the Penalty of £50 to prefer a Bill of
Indictment at the next Session for London against John
Woolley
< no role > for the murder of Catharine Thorne< no role > an Infant
and to prosecute him thereon and also on the Coroner's
Inquisition.

the several Evidence above named bound each in the penalty
of £20. to appear then, and give Evidence on the sd Bill of
Indictment and also on the Coroner's Inquisition




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