City of Westminster Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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5th January 1793 - 30th December 1793

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Image 137 of 80128th February 1793


pence there parthings in Copper which this Deponent
took out of his (the deceased) Pocket and lied the
same upon the Table in the Performer of Mr. Phillips
and John Atkinson< no role > on a fellow Beedle and the Watch
was likewise taken out of the Pocket of the died
either by him or the said John Atkinson< no role > and laid
on the Table with the above money that then
Mr. Phillips told this deponent and Atkinson
that the deceased had told some of him Clerks a few
days before that the had dropped [..] Guineas
down into the necessary whereupon Mr. Phillips
had the said Necessary imptied and searched
very carefully but no money was found therein
that Mr. Phillip then cheased the deceased with
having received from Guineas on his Account with
the deceased demised and said he had Corrouce [..] then
of a Mr. Hill that Mr. Phillips then changed
then Deponent with the Cartery of the deceased
and

and ordered him to take him into Custody
which he died and carried him to St.
Martins Workhouse and Mr. Phillips [..]
two Shillings by this Deponent and [..]
he would take Care that he had something
for breakfast and Dinner, he likewise
sent him a handkerchief
this Deponent having delivered the
deceased into the Care of Wm. Yard< no role >
the Watch house keeper gain his Wife
six penny for a Breakfast for the
deceased and then there Deponent went
away

Edwd. Baythorne< no role >

John Atkinson< no role > of Charles Court St. Martin
Lane a Beedle belonging to the sd with of
St. Martins in the Fields being sworn saith
that Yesterday morning the 27th Febry instant
he




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