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Murder at the Bull-Head Inn and concurrent inquests
A man, George Purfoor, near the Bull-Head in Broad-street, was stabbed in the thorax by a penknife and died instantly. Acoroner’s jury returned a verdict of homicide. Also noted are sudden deaths and lunacy verdicts at nearby homes, a jail sentence for an Irish Papist, and warrants for a tavern drawer accused of shooting a man who died from wounds. Stock prices and financial notices follow.
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Ae Agin
Mackintoshy of
London
Mtr
George
Purfoor
John Grent
Macy
Biggs
Eleanor Riley
Justice de Veil
James
One Tun
Strand
Morgan
South Sea Stock Wa
Bank
Prem
India
York Buildings
Royal Exchange Assurance
London Assurance
Welch Ditto
Ditta
Blanks
Belloste
Rafinghall-street
London-Wall
Fleet-street
England
Whitney
Oxfordshire
Makersac
Goswell-street