City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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14th January 1785 - 26th December 1785

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Suspecting that he was with some
other Woman,

Ann Thompson< no role >

John Bellass< no role > , a Lodger to Mr. Thompson
in Hemmings Row on his Oath saith
That Yesterday about Two o'Clock in the
afternoon Mrs. Thompson called this Dept.
Saying, that she believed the Deced was
in a Fit, upon which he went to
Mrs. Thompson in Deced's Apartment
and saw the Deced Sitting as he thought
but on feeling her found that she was
Hanging by a small Cord which was
fastened to a Nail in the Wainscot
and with a running Noose about
her Neck, Says that with his Knife
he cut the Cord and Deced was laid
upon the Floor, being Dead & Cold
and Dept. believes that the Deced Hanged
herself, Says that the Deced appeared to
be very fond of Mr. Webb, and was very
Jealous of his going to other Women

John Bellows< no role >

Hannah< no role > the Wife of John Bollas< no role > on her
Oath saith That about Eight o'Clock Yesterday
Morning Dept. saw the Deced going into
her own Appartment, appearing to be in
a great hurry, Says that about two o'Clock
Yesterday Afternoon, Dept. was called into the
Deced's Apartment and on getting a Co [..]
found the Deced was Hanging by a Cord,
that she was Dead and Cold that Mr. Bellos
but the Cord , and Dept. believes that the
Deced Hanged herself, Says that she

She went into Deced's Room last
Wednesday Evening, who was Waiting for
Mr. Webb's coming home but he did not come
Says that the Deced was always very fond
of Mr. Webb, and wasafraidinformed.
that he went to another Woman which
made her very uneasy, Says that
the Deced frequently complained of
her Head, and Dept. thought her
much Disturbed in her Mind, and
particularly so from her Conversation
on Wednesday Night last.

Hannah Bellas< no role >
[mark]
her Mark

Severally Sworn the
Day Year & Place above
mentioned before me
Tho. Prickard< no role > Coroner }




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