The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-07-14 00:00:00

WEYMOUTH.
F UAL FALL FROM A SCAFFOLD.

ill lu,ttem hilt! at the tikllial on Saturday
on ti,,. 6vly Jain, liang..r, age 53, a plaitterer,
wh.. a.. killed on her ti, a fall (nau a acalinkl. Mr.
BIKINI %.14 pel.Tt.4 a filretihall of 00.
jury. The falbiating wittliauest sure examined! by Mr.
H. lipientle, the e.pro.lll.r :

d. .1 141rrirer. adm eild4uy .4 Mr.
dep rod th it on Priday 1... was working at
tle• hon.. ‘li Itoyah laker. the t,puty, along with
th.. deceared. Ti, latter wa, working roaffold
cementing the w.ill. He return...l (flan dinner at half•
airl oil going up d,.. itdder t.. ark he
p.v.....11 wh ws.. employed .in the wpporite
ride the dolerloeiitly he heard a Home, and
.4....rvet1 that the dere:Wed had fallen int., the yard.
Wittitro. went to him an quickly irwrilde. He wan
lying 1,,..1..wi1wan1r, and w.a, iir.eieible. lie died
alinom it ~ ~,, In ti. . emenle of the day
deeea«..l of dr. 10. st. sayilvg
it w:11. ..11.tt Nat the
Ihneam..l hail had a little drink when he
return...l foe!. ii T, tltelellt to prevent
him areq•silling the which vonsimed .4 three
plank. without any protretiorE oat one "1
tit.: planks tl ttop .4 the other..
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.I.:hn Churchill, ambling, spoke to I.eing
eall.sl to the place after the accident. He ey,pll
they did all they conk! ..n behalf of tlw deceased.
1)r. Timis' deposerl to seeing the ileceased
afwr the fall. He had a triangular wound on the
forehead an inch aml a half in length each way ; also
an abra.i.... .n. the kit sale of the head. It.. olied
from tie...fleet of those injuries. There 14.01
fr.o•tiire of tin. hone of the skull AA well ; also
lacerati•4. of mune Of the larger ...awls.
A daughter of tlie .leceaserl id, ntified the Isidy.
'FI,, last t • NIA. hAW hill, alive WAS At I .11e o'clock on
Friday. Ile said the sun had been enough to kill
whem he had been working that kenning.
NVIIIIII he went away lie said he should be
at eight o'clock mile.. it. was lgouglit home. Wit.
Imes. Ws" 11.. t alarmed. becatise lie often said sonnithing
of the kind. Hs had stated several tiIIWS it was very
daniterows work he WAS dating. He lia.l laws,
employ...l there three week.. Lhawased nad sin
children. The youngest was :sine years
Tin. Cormier did not think the saiffold wan a very

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Nit. Ho ',aid it wit.. of ordinary width. and
1.1-fivtly +ale for any man accustomed to work on a

....
The Coroner : It hee been said the deceased leg
01W plank on the top of another, therefore the
ncuffiad would lw only the width of two planks. That
Wm a voluntary act on hi* part, and one for which
Mr. HAIN ea t lie lilainetL Deepened ought not
to have dune so, cousidering the height of the iicaßold.
The jury returned a verdict la the effect that the
deceased died from injuries accidentally received.

THE WP Y.YOUTH CO4rHINO CLUB AND In
OPPOSITION.

.t meeting of the Weymouth Coaching Club share.
holders was held at the Victoria Hotel on Thursday

evening. under the presidency of Mr. 0. Eliot, tk:i
consider an alleged misunderstanding which had
arisen between the club and Mr. James Howe, land.
lord of the Royal Hotel, with the result that an
oppiaition coach had been started this season against
t hit coach pr. imotol by the club, the " war being the
opposition watch, and the " ',avian-de,- of the Victoria
Hotel, the club coach. There were pre...lit -Messrs.
It. Talbot (secretary), .1. Ford, J. G. Howe, .1. A.
Khemii, T. It. Groves, J. IL Cole, .1. Lunde., T.
Hodson, H. Oakley, H. Frost (Dorchester), D. P.
Spine, G. IL Welsford, A. I lentils, S. NI Mole, T.
Stone, F. C. Arden, J. H. Dineen, G. Iletley, and
Ni•wins.
The CHAIRMAN explained that last year Mr. Rewe
contractol to provide homes in connection with the
coach at the rate iif 1•9 per week. He asked II!, and
as he did not obtain that ttttt , he afterwards con-
Ldaineki that lie had been "rushed- into the bargain.
This, however, was not tree, a,. the secretary had
given him an °wort 111 l it y to abandoti the contract,
and he had not done so. This year he refused to
111VVide here, under any circumstances. Upon its
being put to hint as to the rate at which he would
stable the lewses ',ought by the chili, their plans for
horsing the coach having failed, lie said Ike would klk,
it at the rate of £.2 • week. The accommialation at
the Royal stables was inadopiate, and the c. ttee
of the club went t.' the Minion Hotel stables, where
they had extended accommodation for •
more than half that asked
.4 11r. Howe. The
impression made upon the dof the secretary in
connection with the interview with Mr. Rowe WY
that the latter did not CAre aimed having the stabling
of the horses. ruder Ow.° circumstance,. mad having
rsgartt to the price asked at the Royal and the Burdim
i
Hotels, t was resolied to stable the hone., at the
latter place, and Mr. 'tow. waa informed accordingly.
Me. Howe had written the following lkiter -
•• Royal Hotel, Weymouth, July Ilth,
"Gentlemen, --As what Li., occurred in reelect to
the coaching ellth and myself missy, without any ex•
planation from myself, give the general body of share-
holders the impression that I love rushed lightly into
opposition to them, I wish to say that nothing. short
if thit feeling that I was autfermir from • grievous
wrong would have induced me to adopt the measures
I have. Last year, when it was decided that the
'coach should be horsed by some one, Messrs. Talbot
and Ford came n, tne respecting it, and, by unfair
n•presentations, induced use to do it at one-third leas
than I told them it was pomade for me to do it at.
The arrangement resulted in • diaastrous Inas to use,
1.1 which fact the secretary and 1101111 e 44 the directors
were perfectly aware. At the cud of the nevem no
attempt was made by them to bring the matter before
the meeting, although I am perfectly certain that if
they had the shareholdera, almost without exception,
were preptretl 01 meet me in the matter; ciinsequently
the shareholders saved all their ttttt ney, and I was the
sole beer. I have kept the coach tor nine months
without the slightest intention .if charging for it had
the coach remained in my yard. In J the secretary
ask. d me what I would charge for accommodation for
the coach likinice, kc., and I told him I could nk It take
lee. than 30s. or £2 per week, and I sent in a tender
for £2. Without the slightest attempt on the part of
the secretary (who knew I was prepansl to take less)
kw any of the direct..,., to induce me either to lower
my Price t•ww to „
days
i nlintk7thtahtet IncwE2B
cd
per week, and must go to the Burdon in consequence.
found, arther, that matters of • much more serious
nature have occurred in connection with it, and such
that I considered myself compelled to adopt the
MelleeeeK I have. I have !seen a great deal too much
upset I,y what I consider to be such unjust and unfair
I had
ry
ktAktrric.• "r.nuss'rt.Pi sen
.tkf niin'aTattetint •
and,u. e‘;iviei • meeting,
eial ni
is
thoroughly. tN' Veill rim' t
conversant with the whole matter from the beginning,
he will answer any questions you may wish to put to
him. —I remain, gentlemen, yours obediently, J•ggs

V.V considered that Mr. Rowe englit to
have attended te explain the charges id unfair repre•
sentation 11111, in the letter against NlOl4llll. ord
and Talbot ; also other matters which were of a much
more serious nature._

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Thedecided not to hear Mr. AVeurt, Mr.
Itowe's who,.
Mr. TAmurr, the secretary, denied there was any
tnith in the statement that he endtiaviiunli t.. get Mr.
AVinirt fnim Mr. Kowe's service.

The CHAIRMAN also repudiated any intention
on the part id the elub to take away Mr. %we'd
servant.

l'ltiniatelv the matter war refemd to a coininittee,
conrirting oi the Chairman, Nlivrirs. J. H. Cole and
4. lhoutir, to interview Mr. Roe..r..eectlug the
alit-withal,. in liiii letter ; alro to endeavour to conic
to an amicable unflerrtatiding with I in regarfl to
tlie future lianininiour working of tile coacher, and if
irirrible the CP.Ati..II if (be •111. MI I 1.111 coach
WiP4Ol4, if euul, was not irierihk this reastat.