The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-01-31 00:00:00

A MAN CRUSHED TO DEATH.

'lsm a Loose?

Will bold Wore N. M. Lomb), Esq., it the Railway
Terminals, where the body Lay, at three p.m. on
liouday. Mr. W. Woodward was chosen foreman of
the
On behalf of the Railway Company, the inquiry was
p.masby watc...id by District Superintendent
Humphrey, of Bradford.on-Aeou ; Chief isespector
Liddard, 01 Bristol; Lheisionel 1. op mot Forester, ot
Trowbridge, &ad Mr. U. 13mi, statimansateer, Heti-
Pvrt.
to. body of the unfortunate man, witieh presented
I feerful idea, haysag born viewed. the 6,st witness
„fled am, William Chiloott, fishermen, ..1 Burton.
rho said be ',Moulted the body ae that, of hie «win-
Iticluad Lewis Tuorner. If. Wit as.. him on
Friday Mot in hei house, and in perfect health. He
left hdine on deturday about mesa o'clock.

James Dunham, • carter in the emplay of the Goods
thips,salaise .4 the and Ulm after Coles
(porter) bad collected the ti'kets from the 6 30 trais,
• soldier left the marriage, and di, icily after dirceesed
jumped out mid waked across the line With.. celled
ni and so did others, bat tbe truck, driven by the
engine, knocked him down, arid deceaeed an rolled
over two or Wes times. The wheels if the truck and
engin* pared over the body, and witness fancied be
heard every bane in his body break. Th. engine
wtostlied titres times before it started on the imp-line.
By tbe Coroner : Toots were code from different
peiple, awn as ' lioid on," "Stand where you are,"
and "fl.ay still ;" but the deceased still waikad on.
lie got out of the carriage, ecrom the arx•foot way, the
latter being botwesu the caraagsve and the loop-lins,
end deceased walked coody &c. 0.. the metals. Didn't
think des:waged nailed the engine, lisle was lookiog
straight In front of him
The last whom, ChiLett, hero stated that deceased
had only once before travailed on the line.
la answer to Inseectur Ude:lad, Dunham said the
eosins was backing when &seemed crusted the lies.
The &Adler got out just In time to Weise the line, and
witaves was five or iii yer.hs from him. Deceased
duos brought his fish to load at the • at.on.
JAN reter, tomtit said ha was in the carriage
with dee seed Lou Mercian Newton to kkidport, nod
wheu toe cerriag ew re brought ti a staandat ll near
the good, shed, • • Wier, who was sitting near the
opened it, arid went out, deceased following.
IViumee advised them to keep their seats. He then
belt!• some pwsple mind out that eume on* was under
She trait.. Deoiles‘d we/ pert, mit whet.
By inspector Liciderd Miami' did not know if
deceased went by the train much.
Serena of the jurors here, in the course of some
desultory remarks, oueerved that they themselves bad
often left tee Carriage wheel stet.ma, y, Mimed of
',siting to he punned into the station, nut both the
Coroner and the repreeeintetives of the G. W.
C 'cowl explained tuat such ati act was an infringe-
ment oi • bye-law 00th. Bawd of Trade.
tie rill spur, engine driver, taut us was the driver
of the train on Saturday evening. The tilde was
stopped as usual, and Me imagine beaked into the
station. lie blew hie whistle on mitering the I sciss-
ilet where deceased was killed. He blew the whistle
f•r the oompauy's servaots, as painertgees had no
basilicas there. He knew no4hin4 ot what had
happened midi afterwards, but he felt the engine go
simetning. lie blew "extraordinary" as it was
a auk evening.
By lospeot r Lid lard: Witness bad been 34 years
ii eerrioe, airo hadt, bed an acalieut before. Oa
this oinasion he duo se be had ales'''. done, end
1..e0 abs wee 'solos over tho p. iota there was no
to liabt atioWlog, a d .11.1 not hear shouting. The
tone fro•ii ‘llooo4...toaig th, caraagee t,o Lb ml oi tbe
ac dent wa uot Mora tUau two or Lars* inmates.
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tie4rge 800 I, 4.l.louwaster. of Bridport, was
st Ai .1 ta oo ID. plat-totals a. the 6.30 traits mime in on
:•,atarday night. lie saw a carriage d opeu, and
two rrbjects,WAsalter &pother, bra. from the carriage.
Taylor, .he driver, uad bingo twice. He bee,* Cote*,
the t cke.-porte., cry out Bop where you are.'
Witness rushed to the spot immediately, and fouud
decoyed op the tudhals, and Iwo men trying to pick
him up. Wituemagot four more, and they toot deosseel
to the Tavern. Torre were found upon him money,
knit, pivot, gloves, and a hendkerchief ; he had al., a
b. Idle throw.. ov.r Ida heed. Wiiuw. tied many mama
warned people ab tut getting out of the mintage", and
cr. song die tine .4 such Limes, and bad given the
porter, strait urthre Leh to all .w timmengers to do 20
tit a uernage, one door wee locked and the other on
baked, it. aceanianLe with the rule, of the Board of
ily luspector Liddard : Witness had been here 15
year", sod it was &Away. the custom to run the engine
ruulhl. He had otWu wezoed deceased of having Ina
veinal too ce. to the rail. wneu I aiiug or wowed,
ing f ih for the train.
James • ova, porter. said he was the ticket collector
from the 6.30 tr.iu oo the night of Saturday. He bed
C llected the ttAste ficin a third-class comparuneet,
whirl he saw the d ocr opal. dit heard the guard tall
I,et "Keep you. edits." One men jumped out sett
tt clear. and /moth r jumped out and wee knocked
down. Wi.ll:as Cal ed out to dammed, when in the
styloet way, betaeen the carnage. •ud the loop-laue,
t. s ant where he was, but be noised the bue.
While.. was aluee te hint at the tune.
Thawes staples, fish marchaut, of West,treet,
trevelliug by the same train, itaid he saw 12:m ou the
rails suit helped to pick him up, and as he did so,
tiaNa•e I moaned .lightly twice, and he (elicited he
hear I him moan as ta.y were bringing hint 10 the
'l'ertuinti•.
Tide c mpleted the evidence, when the Coroner, in
summing up, said that nodunt.t as the soldier had heft t he
train the deceased followed him. It was clear that
decease.' knew the train servioe, as be had been
mcustotned to be there with his bah, and sh.uld bays
kuiten that a bye-law of the company stated hat
p.idon. who left the train at ands times were liable to
• peoalty of 40e. He (the Coronet) knew the oeciesed
was s r4r. aa he saw and sp be to him at lielden
Newton S.atioo. It wee for the jury to say if there
was any naglect on the part of the railway officials, or
whether deommed entirely contributed to his detail.
The jury Mete of the bitter opinion, and thought,
with toe Coroner, that the fatality was purely
sodden:al, end no Mame was to be attached to any.
body. Ilse jury at once returned a verdict .4
"Accidentally Kuled."
At the clue, of the inquiry, the jury connoted, on
the motion of Mr. F. Barrett, to hat:cl their fee, over
to di, lether•in•law of the deceased, fur the benefit of
the widow. The witnesses, with one exception, did
the s
Strange to say, the works e) long in oontemplatioe
for there easion of the platf trut, &c., and by which
the necessity of backing the en{ine on the loop-line
will roW alLolished, were a•i• .ged to ne commenced on
Monday. the 23rd lust., the very day of holding the
Inquest on the ualuttonete "Ttioroer.

rLOVIL AND SO.VERSET COUNTY POULTRY
SHOW.

The show this year is one of the most snocesstul ever
held here, the number of entries being no lees than
1,700. Among the load pr.se-takers we Flocks the
410,41:

POULTRY.

Gime I.—Dorklogs, coloured ( ock)—H.d. W. J. Pope,
DoreSumer.

—i".sl-eee—tl-Darkines,C loured Omni—We-. Mn. Rade, ffe,
it .4., Werenem.
Owe Iff —Goma, brown red (coc1)-141, 3ffs.. W. Buritwes.

el .1•111 H Nu ribs, I.ld ml silver pencilled (cock
and ban)—H.c... J. D. Illowiem, Dmcbs.Cer.
Clue 30.—Hanburibc, black (cock acid ben)—V.h.c.,
A. Hold. Dore:neater.
PlOlO/111.
:LAMS.

OP V. !I

C 1... —Aotwaro., h -woe, any variety (cock sni ben)
—lnd, 10e, C Parsons, Dorchester.
Clem 04 —Drattoms, blue (reek or hen)—lst, cup, and
W U•toond, D rcheeter.
C.assll6.—Drainnos, 'fiver (cock or bro)--3rd, 53., sad
b.c ,W. D snort, .rchester.
Ow It —Drog...oue, white (cock or hoc)—lit, (8.. W.
!bebop. I) rc4..ter.
C 1... LS —Drogo.as, any other colour le wl or ben)-9,0d,
W. Orormd, Derebo-t-r.
C Pi —rhoeues,.. aor ....Icor (lock or bee, bred in
IONO-2...., 10( , an) Lc.. W. 0..0 .n.l, Derebeite•r.
Clou 10) —Nou• truck or b.n)—la4. Int, C. Paroles,
Dorch.ster ; b.e.. Moo Worriagtoo„ Dorchester ; and C.
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CAGE BINDS.
OPEN CLASSES.

Cl.aa ISO —Moles. gold Ana..-3rd, 41.. Frank °mond,
II •rekimAvr
ci.s. 126 —l3.ltiah birds, an• oaf., variety—V.l2.e..
Walt.= Mks anA Jame. Inist, Mwebester.
Clara 1129.-7oreiga b.n4a, any other varietr magi, or
In peire--(1.. lin. Austin, I) "Thaw.