City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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2nd January 1787 - 29th December 1787

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no Marks of violence appeared on the
Body, nor did she ever bear the Deced
say that she was ill used either by Thomas Penny< no role >
or any other Person.

Martha Todd< no role >
[mark]
her Mark

Joseph Ferdinando Gillis< no role > of [..]
Hill Street in the Parish of St George Hanover
Square Surgeon on his Oath saith That he this
day Examined the Body of Elizabeth Hughes< no role >
and that no Marks of violence appeared
Except a Discolouration on a small part
of the Skin on right side of the Abdomen
Upon, Opening the Abdomen there was no
Marks of violence whatever, and air
of Opinion that the Discolouration on the
Right side was not in any manner the
cause of her Death, And Dept. says that the
Wound was found in and unpregerated State.

J F Gillis

Ann Batchelor< no role > a Lodger at Mr. Anchor's in
May's Buildings on her Oath saith That on
Wednesday last was Six night (July 11th.) the
Deced was sitting with this Dept. in Brick Street
when Thomas Penny< no role > came up to them and was
going to give Deced's Child a Bunn, but Deced
said you Black Guard he does not want it
he has had a good Breakfast, and if she could
not, have got one for him he must have
gone without upon which Penny came up
to Deced and Kicked her three times on
her left side and would have kicked her
again if Dept. had not prevented him
He being then very much in Liquor, Says
that Deced complained of her left side and Dept
soon after went with Deced to St. George's Hospital
where

where Deced was Blooded, and the Surgeon
said it was Bruised Blood, Says that she
saw Deced two or three days afterwards when
Deced said that she felt a pair in her left
side.

Ann Batchelor< no role >
[mark]
her Mark

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




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