City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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7th January 1773 - 28th December 1773

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feet either touched or nearly to the Framed, the two Men at her
down, and Deponent thought there was some appearence of Life
the Deced was taken into the Yard, one Mr Blunt was sent for to
Blood her, he came soon, but said he could find to Vein, and
that there was no Life, when Deponent first went in to the
Deced's Room she formed the Key of the Door on the inside, &
the verily believes the Door was locked at the time she and
the two Men went down, when the Deponent first heard a
Person Scream she came down to the fore Parlour and saw the
Woman there ready to faint and then heard a Noise and Cry
that some Body had hanged themselves which make her go
down after the two MenDeponent Says that she has heard
the Deced say she could not get Money to turn her Beer, and
Says that she door not think the Deced has of late appeared
to be so chearfull as formerly, but rather dull an distressed.

The Mark [mark] of
Hannah Kibler< no role >

Mary Barry< no role > who lives in the fore Parlour of the House
where the Deced lived on her Oath says that yesterday Morng.
about 7 o Clock she came home with her Garden Stuff, and
saw two Men came to ask for the DecedDeponent told
them she lived down in the Back Kitchen, the Men went
down, and knocked at the Door and called Several times Betty
Cooper
< no role > , one of the Men said to Thought he could see her thro'
the Key hole, the Men asked if there was no other way to
see, Deponent shewed them in to the Yard and one of the
Men showed the sliding Lash of the Window and the Depont
as well as the two Men saw the Deccased hanging, there
are Wooden Bars before the Window, and the Deponent
upon the sight fainted awayDeponent Lord the Deced
Say on Tuesday last the People owed her Money for the Beer
and she could not get Money to go on with, which the Depont.
believes to be the Cause of her uneasiness

The Mark of
[mark]
Mary Barry< no role > .




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