City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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1st January 1790 - 31st December 1790

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Thomas Corbett< no role > a Shoemaker lodging
Mr. Montgomery in Mercer Street Long Acre
nearly opposite to Mr. Botts, Says that a
little before four o'Clock this Months Dept. being
in Bed, heard the Deced cry out, W [..]
upon which he got up and saw the Deced
on the outside of Mr. Bott's House holding
by the bottom Wooden Fram of a Window
on the Second Floor, hanging at length
and calling out for a Bed, Saying that
she must fall, and that she was going,
and immediately Deced fell down upon
the Harb Stone in Mercer, Street before
Mr. Botts, House, and Dept. immediately
went to his Bed.

Thomas [mark] Corbett< no role >
her Mark

Sarah Wright< no role > a Single woman on her
Oath saith That she lodges at Mr. John Bott< no role >
in Mercer Street on the Second Floor, and
that the Deced (whose Name is Susanna
Campion
< no role > , as Dept., was informed) and wished
to Keep with Dept. Says that she has lodged
in Depts. Room for the last fortnight, and
paid Dept. a Shilling, and Eighteen pence
for her Lodging, Says that the Deced used
to get up in the Night and walk about
the Room, which disturbed Dept. & prevented,
her skeping, Says that wishing to get
some sleep Dept. went out last night to sleep with
another Woman in Drury Lane , and locked
her Room Door leaving the Deced in the Room
alone the Decedt. having lost a Shirt out offrom are
Lane in the [..] Yard, the Deced desiring this Dept.
to leave the Key with her, out Dept. did not
leave the Key. Says that at times the
Deced appeared to be Sensible and at other
times appeared to be disturbed in Murd

Sarah Wright< no role >

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




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