City of London Coroners:
Coroners' Inquests into Suspicious Deaths
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9th July 1788 - 30th December 1788

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Image 164 of 46524th September 1788


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Information's of Witnesses taken at the parish of Saint
Bartholomew the less in the Ward of Farrningdon
without in London the 24th day of September 1788
on view of the body of James Howard< no role > then and
there lying dead.

Ann Driver< no role > of Angel Alley No 40 Aldersgate Street
London Spinster maketh oath that on monday afternoon Dept
saw the deced go up his ladder to light a lamp directly opposite to her
house, and presently afterwards Dept heard a one horse Chaise come up the sd.
alley & the driver called to the deced, that the Chaise wently and the
Ladder on which the deced fell; that Dept went out & saw the deced
lying upon the Ground apparently much hurt, & he was afterwards
taken to Saint Barthw. Hospital Says the Chaise & Horse ran up the
Yard & the driver was thrown out and much hurt

The mark of
Ann [mark] Driver< no role >

Sworn the 24th day of Septr 1788
before me}
Thos. Shelton< no role > Corr.

Ann Wynne< no role > who resides with her Father and Mother
in the afsd. house being sworn companies the last Witness

Ann Cox< no role > of No. 46 Servant to Mr.Bateman of Aldersgate
Street maketh oath that on monday morng. she saw a person driving
a one Horse Chaise up Royal Alley & that the Chaise run against
[..] a ladder whereon was the deced Righting a lamp & threw the ladder
& the deced down & the near these passed was his louis Says the
deced called to the driver "her God's sake take care of the Ladder"

Sworn the 24th. day of Septr. 1788
before me}

T Shelton Corr.

The mark of
Ann [mark] Cox< no role >




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