City and Liberty
of
Westmr.}

Informations of Witnesses
taken this 11th. day of Jany 1799
in Parish of St. Margt. Westmr
at the House of Thomas Jones< no role >
the Sign of the Bill in York Street
Westmr . before Anthony Gell< no role > his
Majesty's Coroner for the said
City and Liberty touching the
death of John Crofts< no role > then and
there lying dead as follow
to Wit.

John Cooper< no role > a Private in first Regimt. of Gu [..] ds
Lering sworn deposeth that abst. 7 o'Clock this
Morning as he was coming along York Street
he saw two men picked up the Dec [..] ared men a Watchmen
the Foot Path & they said he was kr [..] nk and
he placed him against the Wall and he lynr
to think he was dead and de pot a hight
and examined him and perceived me Sign
of hipe in him, and one Gillat Watchouse
and two others conveyed him to the Infirmary
and left him there Cooper

The Verdict
Natural Death Andrew Ruth< no role >