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

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Image 766 of 77831st December 1790


rather leaning at the side of the Don, the Deceased
appeared to be very much in Liquor Deponent asked
him where he lived he said in the Borough , Deponent
supported the Deced till they come to the Corner of
York Street , and left him there, Deponent then pesarebed
in crying the Hom, and on his return found the Deced
at No, 5 in York Street , December was endeavouring to
sit down, but a Woman of the Hence would not permit
Knw: Deponent then brought the Deceased just below
No. 71 and he set down thew, and Deponent looked
Sequently to see thos he old not got into the Comage
was, as he from time to time went crying the Hours
between 3 and 4 o'Clock Deponent fetched a Pint of Purl
and the Deceased dromk about half of it, and the Deceased
Paid for the Paulat Five o'Clock Deponent Knocked at
the French Arms Public House desiring they would take
the Deceased in, the Pan of the House said he might
come in, and take any thing and warm himself, the
Deceased was taken into the House but the Landlord leeing
the Deceased was not able to stand, he desired they would
take him out again, and Deponent with the assistance
of
of Mc. Kenzie another Watchman brought him out
of the House againDeponent went to the Watchht
and the Landlord of the House soon after followed
and they asked the Beadle to let the Deceased he
taken into the Watch House, the Bedel said he
Might, and Deponent and three other Watchman
brought the Deceased and left him in the Watch House
which he believes was about half one hour after Six

Richd. King< no role >

George Homan< no role > Landlord of the French Arms Public
House in York Street in his Oath saith that on Wednesday
last between 6 and 7 in the Morning, King the Watchman
came and desired him to let the Deceased come into the
House, he said they might provided they would take
him out again when he had a penny worth of Purl
which he would give him, and had warmed himself
as he knew him to he a trouble some Fellow, the Deced
was brought and laid in the Tap Room, but the Depont.
said to the Watchmen, the Deceased was more proper
to he sent to the Watch House, he appeard the
Deponent




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