Star. — London, England, 1820-01-13 00:00:00

:ONERS , INQUESTi An Inquisition was held yesterday evening, at the' Cumberland's Head, commonly called the Green Gate, City-road, on the body of Ann Yonder Tres sen. The Parish Officers of Bt. Clement Danes and St. Luke's, Old -street, were in attendance. The Jury being sworn, viewed the body of the deceased ; the following evidence was then adduced : Mrs. Elizabeth Payne deposed as follows :—I live at No. S, Coleman-street, Bunhill-row ; I did not live with the deceased ; I was upon a visit with her land. lord, and have called upon the deceased occasionally since Christmas-day last, and during her previous oai subsequent illness. The deceased told me she had applied to the Parish Officers of St. Clement 1) ones, and they' told her she might tome into the Workhouse. This was about July last. Last Sun d,y week I was upon a visit to the Landlady of the deceased, and she asked me to go and see the de ceased ; I went up, and found her sitting by the fire ; she was very poorly ; I offeted to sit up with her, she refused. I saw her again . on Monday; she still continued very ill. Her complaint was an asthma ; I have been for medicine for her at the Dispensary, Grocers' Hall. I saw her again on the Tuesday, and was with bet-, from that time, night and day. lam not at all r ted to the deceased, humanity alone in duced me !I5 attend to her. CAI Monday week, Mr. Kimpton, haberdasher, of Fleet•street, whose wife the deceased had nursed, came to see her, and expressed great concern at her situation; I pointed out to him her legs, which were very much swelled and sore.— I do not know thit Mr. Kimpton sent a Doctor ; but , one came and looked at the deceased, en Monday week, and shook his head, and went out of the room.: I followed tiro, and he said, she was very bad ; but be sent no medicine. On Tuesday morning, Mr. Kimpton went to the Overseers; he returned, and said, that one of them would be there presently.— About four o'clock in the afternoon, Mr. Phillips, the relieving Overseer, came to see the deceased; he asked her what she wanted? she replied, that she wanted to get i , ao St. Clement Danes Poorhouse ; she was a parishioner there, having kept a house in that parish. Mr. Phillips said, it could not be done that night, but he would endeavour to send her there 1 , as soon as possible. Young Mr. Phillips came about' an hoar after, and asked what she wished ? she said, to go into the house ; he answered, she might go next morning. 1 asked Mr.. Phillips. jig. how the deceased was to go—whether in a coach would not be proper ? Ile replied, " Yes." I said, " Will you please to give me money to pay for it ?" He said, " Come to my house to-morrow morning, and I will give it you. The deceased continued ill the whole night, and did not go to bed, but • emained in her chair.— Ou Wednesday morning I went to the Overseer's lonise, and asked for Mr. Phillips, sen. but he was not at home, and I saw the son ; he gave me two shillings for the coach, and turned from me the mo ment he gave it me ; 1 waited by the counter till be r: turned and he said, " What do you wait for ?"- 1 said, Mast not 1 have an order or pass ?" He said, " It was not necessary." I said to him, " Suppose they should refuse to receive her, wh.e must Ido r lie answered, and smiled at the time, If they refuse ti take her in, you must take her out of the coach, and ploce her on the steps !" I said, 4 I could not do that." He answered, that be thought it svould not be required. Co/emelt—lie wasjoking, surely, when he said so? Witness continued-1 then returned to the de e ceased, dressed her and brought her #awn stairs into a lower room,-1 got a coach, and put her into it, with Cie assistance bf the coachman. When the deceased was in the coach sae complained much of her legs. We lifted or Slipped her from stair to stair frorq he r room ; she was unable to walk. I got into the coach ' 1 with her, and went direct to . St. Clement Danes Workhouse, in Portugal-street, Lincoln's lun-fields.' I got out of the coach and went into the Committee Room ; I went up to a table and spoke to a Gentle man, I believe it was the clerk : he was at a Cdesk with some books before him ;he was writing. Seve ral persons were present, who had come on business. I spoke to the perslOn at the books, and told him that I had brought the deceased for admission ; he re ferred to his book, and said he could not and her name ; he asked me if I had an order ? I said, " No." He said, " then I cannot admit her." I asked him " w hat must be done with her ?" he answered, " You must take her back." I then went to the eoach tae deceased, and asked her how she felt herself? she said the was very bad and very cold ; I put a blan lot about her. I told her to compose herself; they had refused taking her in ; she was much concerned at it ; I told her I would go to Mr. Kimpton, and see what could be done; I went, and he returned with me; 1 remained with the coach, and he went into the Committee Room. Mr. Kimpton returned in about ten minutes, and said lie wAS going to Bow street. I gave the coachman sixpence to get some wArm potter and give to the deceased ; she took a little of it, not more than half a wine glass full. It was about eleven o'clock when the coach arrived at lit. Clement Danes Workhouse, and the coach re mained waiting there till four. On Mr. Kimpton's return from Bow-street, he directed the coachman to drive to Bow-street Police Office; Mr. Kimpton got out at the offi:.-• door, I remained in the coach. When Mr. Kimpton came out of Bow-street Office, he or dered the coach to be driven back to St Clement Danes Workhouse. Ido not know what passed at liow-street. When the coach arrived at St. Clement Danes again, a medical MAD came to the coach door, and asked the deceased how long she had been un well? ai:l other questions. Mr. Kimpton, a medical Gentleman, and the Overseers. were outside the coach at the time. They conversed together, and all we into the house ; about ten minutes afterwards Mr. Kimpton came out, and said nothing could be done, and she must go back to her lodgings in Coleman-street. I asked Mr. Kimpton what 1 was, to do about the coachman's fare? he said, you must apply to Mr. Phillips. The coachman said to me, " i shall look to you for my fare." Mr. Kimptoa wised me to call at Mr. Phillips's in our way home. I asked Mr. Phillips, jun. if his father was at' home? he said nob I said to him, it is as I feared, they have .refused to take her in ; he then asked me why I bad not adopted the plan which he pro voted, of leaving iamittgamoteiss ? that I had brought the eapense en nrysell.,.•and'ittast ab4e by it. He than tamed away, left the shpt, hiring repeated that he should not give me any thing, and I might go about my business. I theft got into the coach and drove to Coleman-street, to her lodgings, it was about' four o'clock. I, with assistance, get her out of the coach, she was then apparently senseless. She was placod by the fire-side; I left her, and went to bor row money to pay the coachman ; I came back and paid the-coachman, and gave the deceased some tea. Being alarmed at the deceased's situation, who was getting worse, I went again to the house of Phillips ; I then saw both father and son ; the father said to his son, " is this the woman who has been here before?" He said, " Yes." I asked what was to be done with the deceased, and whether he would give me an order to have the deceased admitted into st. Luke's Work house? He directly ordered his son to write one for me ; this was about six o'clock on Wedne,day even ink. Mr. Phillips's son, when he gave me the order, said, " You might have saved yourself all the trou ble you have been at, had you clOne as I directed you. I received nothing from the elder Mr. Phil lips but civility ; when he made the above remark, the father said, " hush." I asked the father for the money for the coachihire ? He said he did not think he was authorised to give it me. I then came away and went to deceased again, and found her leaning Against the chimney-piece quite senseless. I went to St. Luke's Workhouse and gave the order ; a sedan chair was sent immediately, and I lifted the deceased into it ; she was still quite insensible ; she was taken to the Sick Ward of the Workhouse ; I assisted to put her to bed. She grew better, and said she was quite easy, and requested me to come early in the morning ; next morning I met a person on my way .to the 1 ..1 orkhouse, and was told the deceased was no more; I went to the Workhouse, and found the de ceased dead and cold ; the nurse acknOwledged that she did not sit up with the deceased, she did not' think the deceased in a situation to require it. She did not give the deceased any food, and stated that the reason she did not was, the deceased seemed in clined for sleep, and she did not wish to disturb her. Henry Kiropton.—The deceased nursed my wife;, I visited her upon last witness representing to me, that she was iii; I have been in the habit of seeing the deceased every other day since Christmas ; on Monday and Tuesday week I saw the deceased ; I %vent to' the • house of the Overseer of St. Luke's, in Playhouse-yard, and saw his son, who said his father, was out ; I stated the situation of the deceased, and that she required immediate relief. He said, " will put it on a slate." I said, "Cannot you go with, me ?' and he replied, " I cannot go upon every b u . sines that lam wanted for." I then asked where his father was? he said, "At Church:' I went to; him, and told him, a Om woman was in a danger ous state, in Coleman-street ; I told him her name and parish, and said he ought to go and see her, and pass her home to her parish ; he . said it could not be done till Friday, as there were but two passing days in the week. I urged him to see her immediately ; he said he would attend to it, and then went home. I did not see the deceased again till next day (Wednesday.), when Mrs. Payne CAMe to my house, and said the deceased had been re• Itasca admission into St. Clement Danes' Workhouse. She begged me to come with her, which I did. I went to the Workhouse, and saw the Clerk ; he was writing. I stated that the deceased was very ill, and hoped he would take her in. He replied, that he could :.ot take her in without a pass. I then went to the houses of the two Overseers, and could not find either of them at home. I then went to Bow street Police Office, and related the case to Mr. Conant, the Magistrate. tie wished rue to have a summons to bring the Overseer before him. I re quested him to send a mevenger with me to Mr. Sheppard, the Overseer. He did so. We went to Mr. Sheppard's house. I stated to him, that there was a person at the Workhonse door, in• a dying state; that he must go and take her into the Work house; and that she belonged to the parish. He asked it sle Lad got a pass? I told him no ; but she must be reoeved, for she was very bad. He continued to make obections, till I asked him di rectly, if he would ta ke the woman in or not ? He said he would not, without a pass. I told him we came from Bow-street ; he said he did not believe we came from Bow-street ; I told him we did, and requested him to go with us, and told him that the person who was with me was an officer at Bow street.' He still refused to go, and said he did not believe it. I then went to Bow-street, and the Ma gistrate issued a warrant for Mr. Sheppard. I went back to Mr. Sheppard's house, and asked him if he would admit the woman into the Workhouse? He said he would not; and I then sheaved him the war rant, and he went with me before the Magistrate. The Maistrate told him the woman was ill; and, if she wits not fit to be removed, he must admit her. Mr. Sheppard said, that he did not conceive he had any right to admit the woman, for it was a mere trick of St. Luke's Overseers, to get her into their Wu; khouse without a pass. The Magistrate said, if he meint to return her, he must get a medical man to examine her, to see if she was in a fit state to be sent back ; and, if she died on her passage back to St. Luke's, it lay to his charge. I then. returned to the Workhouse again, and Mr. Sheppard' went for a medical man; it was a long time before he and the doctor came—about an hour and a half. While Mr. Sheppard was gone, I remained at the Coach door. The doctor went to the coach, and spoke to the de ceased. He came away, and said tp Mr. Sheppard, who was standing in the street'with me, "She might live forty-eight bouts ; he had known persons live several days in that Stine Almost as soon as the above doctor left her, the parish doctor came up, and went into the coach, and examined her, but said nothing. Ile went into the Workhouse, and -Isaisl, in the heating of Mr. Sheppard, and the other doctor, " She is very bid." One of the persons said to the coachman, take care of the deceased ; she will live twelve hours. I cannot say whether it was one of the Doctors, or Overseers, who said it. I gave' the coachman sixpence, and told him to drive the deceased back to Playhouse-yard. I then saw no more of her ; had known her four years, and had nearly supported her the last twelve months. The parish doctor said to Sheppard, before I came away, " You may take her in to-day, and rtura her to-, morrow." Sheppard still persevered in his refusal' to admit her : upon which I said, alf I was Oferb . seer of this Parish, I would not hesitite to tam**, poor creature like this into the house." Mr. Powell sworn—l am Surgeon to the Parish St. Clement panes ; I lice in Sorta), ! street, Strand. 011 Wedneedif last, I saw the deceaked at the WA honse door, in a coach. I went into the coach to ,her, a medical Gentleman - having just left her. I found her labouring under an advanced stage of con sarnption, with premonitory symptoms of approach.' in g dissolution. I drew my inference from the state of her pulse, her tongue, and the peculiar absence of anxiety upon her countenance. She said she had a considerable cough, she expectorated a good deal, and her legs were swollen and painful. Having, at tended to her symptoms, I went into the Workhouse, and told Mr. Sheppard, who had requested ire to see her, that I saw no immediate danger by her removal .to St. Luke's; although I begged to say she was ' labouring under great disease: and by making the same observation to the ether medical Gentle man, Mr. Weaver, he said, your opinion perfectly coincides with that which I have given. Edward Weaver sworn--I am a Surgeon, re siding in Blackmoor-street. On Wednesday morn mg I was brought to see the deceased, who was i n a coach at the Workhouse du'r. I found her wrap pedl in blankets, much swelled, in an adv anced state' of dropsy, connected with a consumption. She an swered every question put to her. I was asked by Mr. Kimpton, whether she could be removed to St. Luke's in safety? I replied, " from the present symp toms, there is no immediate danger." Mr. Kimpton replied, " That settles it, that is every thing." lam not positive whether I did not say to Mr. Kimpton, tat she might live forty-eight hours, or three weeks. Ado not think the removal of the deceased to St.' Lake's in a coach, could accelerate her death ; and that more danger was likely to occur by her removal up a flight of stairs, than in removing her in a coach in an horizontal position. The CORONER said, that the evidence of the Sur geons completely put an end to the case. To support a criminal charge, Mr. Sheppard must have refused' . the deceased with a very opposite opinion of her si tuation. He (the Coroner) hadj from the discussion of this case in the Newspapers, thought proper to fully investigate it, and he was completely of opinion that Mr. Sheppard was exonerated from blame, by having followed the advice of two medical men. Two of the Jury expressed themselves dissatisfied with Mr. Phillips, junior's, conduct. The Coen/sea said, the young man acted very im .7 , properly, he had no right to have interfered at all in the business ; but the death of the deceased was not accelerated at all by the Overseers' conduct. Nothing, could be more cruel than the bandying about poor I distressed and diseased wretches from one Parish to another, or, as a Magistrate had gepressed himself,' " playing at battledore and shuttrecock." The Ma-' gistrate at Bow-street told Mr. Sheppard, that he must take the opinion of medical men; he did so, and upon their opinion he had acted. - It was evident' the deceased died from disease alone. Verdict. That the said Ann Vonder Tressen, on the sth instant, died a natural death by the visitation of GOD, without harm or violence done to her by any person or pea sans whomsoever, to the knowledge of the said Jurors." Yesterday evening an Inquest was held at the Three Tuns, in the Broadway, Westminster, on the body of Edward Lee, aged twenty, livery-servant, last in the employ of WILD, Esq. of S , itton. Mr. Richard Barrovt, Surgeon, of Hounslow, de posed, that he was called to attendance on Friday last, Mt Mr. Wild's house, and since that constantly attended the deceased, whose complaint was fever, shivers, pains in the bones, and general debility ; and at length it was determined to have him sent to the Westminster Infirmary. Mr. Wild being intimate with Mr. Anst, the Treasurer to the Establishment immediately wrote for an order of admission for the' deceased, which was accordingly sent back. Wit ness took the deceased two glasses of wine, to strengthen him, and he was placed in a post-chaise, with another man, to be taken to the Infirmary.— John Saville, labourer, of Sutton, said, that on Sa turday last, about three in the afternoon, he was sent in a chaise, along with the deceased (accordini4 Mr. Wild's directions), to take him to the Weds-; minster Infirmary : they arrived there about five o'clock ; the deceased was very ill, but bore his journey exceedingly well, and drank a glass of wine on the way. On arriving at the Infirmary, a .person came to the carriage door, and asked whether it was an accident that had happened to the deceased ? He replied no; there was a complaint internally, and gave the order for admission. The Gestleman read it, and thensaid, there was not a vacant bed. The witness now asking what lie was to do with the de ceased ? the Gentleman told Lim to take him back again ; but thinking that too far, he drove to Mr. Wild's town-house, in Palace yard, where he found the young Ladies, (Mr. Wild's daughters), to whom he showed their father's letter to Mr. Aust, and men tioned the circumstance of the .refusal at the Infir mary. They ordered the witness to drive the de• ceased back again there, which he did, and saw the same person as before ; gave him the order, and told him to read Mr, Aust's letter. He answered, that he had received no letter—there was no spare bed in the house, and the man could not be admitted. The Gen tleman still declaring he was unacquainted with Mr. Wild, witness was obliged to return with the deceased to his master's residence, in Palace-yard ; soon after which he died in the chaise, while surgeons were sending for, • there being none, except the Ladies, to assist him out. Verdict—" That the deceased died a nattiral death ; but think the persons at the Infir mary have been guilty of great neglect and inhu-, manity, and a gross violation of their duty." An Inquest was held last week at the Falcon, in Stratford-upon-Avon, upon the body of William Stringer, who died in a waggon, at the Golden Lion Inn, in that town, It appeared in evidence, that the deceased, in company of several other paupers, was on his way from the Parish of Clerkenwell to that of Birmingham, and was taken ill on the road, near Enstone, in the county of Oxford, where (being un ableOto vhe d a y s, ri t ms e o proceed a,nr a.d n wd Theainss festrocat recovering, ea e ur r pi ) nodlgni hiswasw hre remainedufn t thmei there ni resuming hhai Overseer g r e o f the several s i n b sh te ta t o s e f vui dr f : journey, came Overseereew3 s n x o orp uur said,gle expressed carry thea was 77yi t i e Heit —d oo a i h s hch Deceased theßob w eek, e s, gen d eceas edltboel ud expe nse tf,t keeper rnbedew- tout en his back." De • t.eased was wording*, with ai he another I ws e jhhe some difficulty, put into the wafgon, the Chrerseet ob serving, " he did not think he woul I want any pr visions from thefe to qirmingham." A woman, how , ever, of a more humane 'disposition, save him small bottle of gin mid a piece of pudding, but I did not use either, being extremely ill all the way Stratford, where the waggon arrived at seven O'clos the same evening. Nobody took any notice of deceased, and he was left in 'the waggon, 'Alert, ten o'clock, he was found dead. The Jury, after long and patient investigation, found the folloni verdict—" That the deceased was in an improi state to be removed from Enstone; and that by removal thence, at this inclement season, his de: was accelerated ; and that the conduct of Willi: Smith, Overseer of Enstone, was culpable, in ordi ing such removal." Too much praise cannot be gi for the interest the case of this poor man excited.-- , The Cot oner caused witnesses from a great distanc, be procired ; anal Mr. Bodkin, one of the Officers Clerkenwell, went from London express, to assist the investigation. Monday morning, the Telegraph Ramsgate coai on the road-side leading to Sandwich, net with man, his hands being tied behind him, and his lt also tied, who had been robbed by two men, of near LS, and left in the above situation. Bow-sraerr.--On Tue day a Gentleman, belom ing to the Treasury, and his wife, presented the selves to Mr. BIRNIE, and. stated, that on Alonda . evening, about six oclock, they were going to play, and while the lady was waiting for her h band, in King-street, she was suddenly seized Mr. Lee, who keeps an a..ademy in that street, ; another man, who hurried her away to the Wat house, where she was detained for an hour, wi any reason assigned. The Gentleman said he I since called upon Mr. Lee, for an explanation of outrageous behaviour, and false imprisonment of wife, and to desite, at least, an arology ; but he I refused, and had behaved very rudely and insolen. doubting whether the lady was his wife, and s: he did not think any apology necessary. The Magistrate expressed his astonishment at complaint; as he said he knew Mr. Lee to be a ci peaceable, well-behaved man, and smt a message Mr. Lee, requesting his attendance. In a short time Mr. Lee, accompanied by a frii entered the Office, and did not deny, in substai what was said against Irtn ; hut, in explanat.ion of conduct, stated that his son had lately been seduce& a woman, and he, observing the lady who coitiplail against him, walking backwards and foes aids in front of his house, concluded her to be the sam: woman, 'Alio was lying in wait for his son, he thc fore conveyed her to the watch-house, hut dein that he used any force. On his being questions hew she went to the watchhouse, he admitted he handed her there, or laid hold of her hand, a: termed it; when he found he was mistaken in person, he left the watch-kouse, and %vent into City, where he had an engagement. Mr. Lee's friend said, he apologised to the 'Lai in the name of Mr. Lee, being authorised to di by Mr. Lee. The Lady gave quite a different account of transaction. She stated, that the was suddenly violently seized by two men, one by the hand, the other round the waist, who forcibly COlll/1 her to Covent-garden watch-house.; she screames assistance, calling out to know what they were gust to do with her, and where they were taking her she at length fainted, and became insensible some time. • Mr. Lee still persisted that he did not think apology necessary on his part, and again threw doubts as to the Lady being the Gentleman's and re asserted that no force had been wed in tax her to the watch-house, and that the keys of watch-house were not turned upon her. • The Magistrate observed, that it was no part of question, whether the Lady was the Gentleman's • nor what degree of force was used? The fact tint she had been taken to the watch-house, ant talned there an hour against her will; for whicl certainly thought an apology was necessary, any fact recommended one; but the case was not nizable before him, as it was a case of false imprison ment, the remedy for which was an action for damages. Mr. Lee persisting in his refusal to make an logy, the parties left the Office, the Gentleman daring it to be his determination to bring an for damages. II A TTON-G A nmar.—.Yesterday, a yostag named Coates, the son of Mr. Coates, a respectable tradesman, residing in Leather-lane, Holborn, u) went a second examination, upon a charge of h; uttered a forged £5 note to the landlord of the' Hart, Leather-lane. Upon this occasion there three additional charges, by different persons, fened against the prisoner. It appeared that he been connected with three other offenders, who absconded, and who, it is supposed, bad ut forged notes to the amount of £2OO ; while the k soner, by making use of the name of his respectable father, had pissed - off forgeries to the amount of ' His intention was to have made his escape Continent, and be had engaged to go by a which was to sail on the morning after the day was apprehended. He was remanded for a week. be finally examined upon other charges. MARRIED. At Lambeth Church, Lord Viscount Kingsland, to , daughter of John Willis, Esq. at Walcet Terrace, Lambe& Thursday, at Leicester ' Capt. Jolla Jackson, of the id B *a, meat of Bengal Native Infantry, to illse A. U. (hsset, Great George-street, Westminster. Jan. 4, at &enehaven, William Nicol, Esq. sutgeos, prat, third daughter of De. gico, of Radon. DIED. Jan.*, W. I'. Taylor, Esq. of Turnharn-grate Terrace ( puty Inspector of Hospitals in the British Army. 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