City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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8th January 1762 - 20th December 1762

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Jenever Milliner< no role > of Knights bridge Vict
on her Oath Saith that Yesterday Morning a
little before ten the deced breakfasted at Depts
House, says he had a penny worth of Purl
and went away from Depts. House very sober
says that William a few minutes afterwards he
heard of the deced, having been run over.

Jenever Milliner< no role >

Jeoffry Crane< no role > lodging at Mr. Milliner's on his
Oath Saith that Yesterday Morning he was
standing at Mr Milliner's Door says the deced
attempted to run cross the road as the Coach was passing
along, says the Coachman called out to deced
to get out of the way, says the deced was forced to
the Ground by the Pole or one of the Horses, and
the near Rind Wheel went over the deced, Head.
says one Bulger called out to the Coachman , and
bid him stop, saying he had killed a Man, but
the Coachman drove on. says as the deced crossed
the Horses so suddenly, he verily believes the driver
could not stop them to prevent the deced's being
run over, and imputes the Accident to the rashness
of the deced in attempting to cross the way so near
the Coach. says Dept. went to deced and observed
that the deced face was crushed and that one of his
Eyes was out. says he went with other people
to St. George's Hospital , with the deced,saysand that all
the while the deced was conveying thithr in a Coach
he observed no LIfe in him, and believes the deced
was dead when he came to the Hospital,thatsaysthat the
Coach was one of the Brentford Stage Coaches but he
does not know the Drivers. Name says the No.
of the Coach was 385.

The [mark] Mark
of Jeoffry Crane< no role > .

George Brunt< no role > of Brentford Inn Keeper says
that a Coach whose Number is 385 is the property
of himself and Rebecca Birch< no role > his Sister says
that one Isaac Brooks< no role > was his Driver for above
four Years says he drove the said Coach Yesterday
Morning, and believes said Brooks drove his Coach
thro' Knights bridge Yesterday Morning, that there
was a pair of Geldings harnessed to the Coach, and

that they were Deponents and his Sisters Property
that they are worth about four Pounds a piece
and that the Coachis worthand Harnesses are
worth about twenty five pounds.

Severally Sworn the Day
Year and Place abovementioned
before me
Tho. Prickard< no role >
Coroner .}

George Brunt< no role >




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