The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-06-20 00:00:00

A UTTLE BOY DROWNED.

Lest Tbutedey a little bog. named John Alfred Hartle.
.k 4 had Wee staling won foieemodniotha, Yrs. Hurweod, '
at the Moira soraeot away IA toe •101110 f. sII.I 000 10116.
&MICA was maid. for •na 10. latrucair Ina ;
minted. the recut beau that scout belting; eleven on
Fade, night the body was recovend near the northo.ro
001116., of toe bruit, Jura at whet Is probaoly the most
dangerous part of trot tooromir. is is I. the CJf il•r formed
by me pia 01 tlie brides on the 'aorta-mat and the quey
eelle rad close W Um arch 1•131Cla ton tramway
nooks pas. 141A1 cod ot the bridge. The quay wall vs, m
usual, untenord here; bui a beeus extol& to the bras.
web, this beam being • coasulerable alistAAC• orer ins
V/11.11r. so tost soya. inking it tots the rarl over toe guy
mutat easily be demand, /awful overheat d here. Aromg.
ode the quay lay a wag. or lighter, and in the rotor seta
• nuaber 01 larger beiheui. Toe marlos c. 111•1411111 bad
already begun to mt the child's face, moon.l the firm Toe
fats .111 1,. 1•1111 i from the evidence.
The iuquest was hell at the Otuldhall on Saturday
at tereooo, beta. Kr. 11. Symonds, deputy-cosoner. end •
juiy of whom Mr. F. W. Ayung gr. chosen foramen.
A. ter viewing the little boy to. the cottage near the Talon.,
the coroner mid jury proceeded to the pima en the quay
where it wee loood, end rammed ii to. OWIldb&U.
Burervoct, wife ut John Osborn Harwood, living
et the Theatre said the demand was the child of bit
deughter, it,.. Martin, end of Jam Marne, wuo lived in
Sly mour-stre.t. but wiumas kept the eland at her 00015.
On Thurscley nicbt. about five minute* Peet oight. sae
leet mw the chld elire at her front door Moo.. Wheel 110.
tall him to come in; but he noted her to let him smy a
tine bit longer, sod he would soon come homy. lie was
five year. oat am elarch. Sae lett him otineonwooc.. in
about • qua.. of en oour witness went to book for him,
and lite. Parry, who sad she sae now go round the
corner. end oa th• witness wen: round UN Saunter to
S tins child's moth...; but she lied seen
nothing ot him. She informed UN Phan.. Marched Mi
the evening, ths Heroour wins dragged, end alsiiut halt-
, past 11 at night toe body woo toured. Hod waned the
' child menet eotog to the Harbour to ; but ha eOO
frequently out as lam aa dark by himself end with other
children.
Mr. Green said he knew the boy; he was very ant to le
fishing alongside the Quay.
Mrs Borwood said toe child had no line last evening.
Mr'. Pang, the female searcher, who lives in St
Nicholas area, taw Kra Harwood. saw the bay walk
down the street on Thursday sad turn the corner on to
I the tremerey, a lain after meet, or • qualm etter—e. if
to go uoderneroto M. bridge. A good 11160, children pm@
about that time, and even later. sod the hitle boy woo
gottyg on very gated,. She had often rallied him away
from trie water; but that night ha well smog on quietly.
Had ott,n men chtldren go by es late as ton or aevidi at
night. Thee wee an engine peand et the Gine, or lad.
sit.,. about twenty mouth Mrs. Harwood went to toe
right to hat dau.liter s, end met Itko erreine coming do• a.
sod she thrught to. onto. might here come Moog ail.]
'rigout:tad 'ha child, woo fell orerbierd. Did not go
otter the child; would hien enougo to do if she want sirs,
other people's childrea Of course they Were all right II
Pm' were in bed; but she shouldn't take mach notice of
Lb....
Jobs lioshiss. • young man, assieted in dragging for the
body, found it .bout hat-pest eleven last Meat, between
Lb. tighten and the unrig.. aboul tall-s-desen lest Iran
the Quay well, and neer the 112418 berg.. Thomas Dol-
men was with has. First they Cork it to Kra Faisal's,
and efterwerds to his own home. T. looked as natural as
lite, but there was • lade mark or so round the eyes end
also on his ear. The bet was found yeaerday inning ;
but otherwise the clothes were not disarranged, but
barked just as if the cood had (alien into the water by
accident.
The Jury were quits satisfied that tha child had talks
in by accident, and cooly wished that that part of the laser
where it fat in aroma be better lamed.
The Coroner pointed out this, there was no ovidanco to
show hew the child fell tato the grata,. and
Tire Jury returued • verdict of -nand drowned."
They also wished to recocoureed that some pros/sal.
should be adorded beads the Quay. eersehally at this
part.
The Jury kindly gave their feat to Yrs. Burnood.