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

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Says that she did not see the Deced afterwards
until she was called up this Morning
between three and four o'Clock, where should
went out and saw the Deced dead at Mr.
Yewd's House in Orange Court, Says that
she observed no appearence of violence
upon the Deceased.

Elizabeth Mc. Nam< no role >
&
her Mark

Jeremiah Johnson< no role > of Church Lane St.
Martins , Painter on his Oath saith That he
went to the Sign of the Light House an Orange
Court a Little before Ten o'Clock That the
Deced drank in Depts. Company until near
Twelve o'Clock when Deced went away. That
the Deced did not appear to be much in
Liquor, was very chearful, and appeared
to be perfectly well.

Jerh. Johnson< no role >

Mary Ransom< no role > a Lodger at Mr. William Yewd< no role >
in Orange Court in the Parish of St. Martin
in the Fields on her Oath saith That she has
known John Conolly< no role > the Deced by Light four or
five Years, but intimately for about four
Months last past and at different times slept
in Depts. Bovin Says that she saw Deced last
Night at the Sign of the Light House on Orange
Court, and a little before Twelve o'Clock Deced
came into Dept. Room when he appeared to
be in Health, but rather in Liquor, Says
that in about a Quarter of an hour the Deced
complained of being Sick and vomited very
and afterwards purged Says that she
undressed the Deced and passedputhim into Bed
and went into Bed herself but the Deced
continued very Sick and Deced. asked him
if

if she shod fetch Mr. Davies the Apothecary
to which he would not agree but he growing
worse Dept. went to call Mr. Davies and
when he came he felt the Deced and said
that he was dead. And Dept. thought him
dead, and believes that the Deced died
in a Natural Way

Mary Ransom< no role >
her Mark.

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

Ann Warder< no role >




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