The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1867-02-26 00:00:00

WHITCHURCH CANONICORIIIL

SLIMS 07 • FARMER. —An inquest was hold
before M. Loggia, Req., coroner, last Saturday
morning, touching the death of James Williams,. of
Little Moor farm, at Choppy°bay in this pariah,
who was found on Friday morning about 100 yards
from his house quite dead, with his throat cot.
The following evidence was given : George Powell,
of Wootton Fitzpaine, deposed; I mossionally
worked for James Williams. the demand. I went
to his house yesterday morning, about • quarter
after seven, with a horse, to go to plough with him-
When I Gann, I me at tho house James sad nary
Czford. They asked me if I had 11•611 &IDOL I
said, no. I then went out to no rink, to het some
bay. where I found doomed upon his hands and
toes.; his faoe was downwards. I me his bands
were all ever blood. I hallooed trillion.. Rock stt,
who was at the home; be came, and so did Mary
Uzford. I called out "James is out here blood all
over."—Mary ITzford, His wife of Jiggle Uzford,
of Wbitohurch Canonioorum, mid: L was the mother
of the deceased, James Williams ; I and my husband
lived with him, nod I kept his house I heard him
get up yesterday marring, about Iranian tour; he
went down stairs, and went out. In a few minutes
he returned; and maw upstairs again at to fetch
something. Re did not remain • minute, and went
out again. I heard him about for • short time, and
then heard no more of him. I waa in bed with nip
husband at the time. I remained awake till I got ap.
I often lie awake for hours of a night. I and my
husband got up about seven o'clock, which was
about our usual tune : I lit the lire and began to
get breakfast as usual, about a qulrter•past seven,
George Powell came into the yard with tbe horses,
and put them into the stable. I "Whore is
James t" lie mad "I haven't seen him." I then
wondered where be mold be. One of the horses
was very poor, and I told Georgie Powell to go out
to the rick for • bit of hay for the horse. The rick
is not far from the house. I stood in the court in
the front of the bonne, and as Won the boy got to
rick, he celled out, "James is here blood all
over." Moms' Rocket we. there, and be and I Ind
others passing, went to the rick. I found
demand on his knees and hands. I touched the
deceased's neck to see if be was dead, bat did move
him • hi wee dead but not cold. Deemed's face
and bands were covered with blood, his neckerchief
had hem taken off, and was on the top of the cot
of the rick claw to him, and the collar of the
shirt was opened. Thomas Rookett found doomed',
razor lying close to him cowered with blood.
I wait back to his house, mid we sent for the doctor
and policeman. Doomed went to bed on Thursday
evening, about seem o'clock ;be generally went to
bed about eight or nine o'clock, but, semelimes.
earlier. Deceased complained of headache, which
he did sometiona Hews, deaf, and a miry quiet
sober man. 1 know of no motive to induce doomed
to kill himself. Doomed was fortyaiz years of
age. —P.S. Hitch, of the county police, deposed
From information I recoiled yesterday morning, 1
proceeded to the boon of James Williams, the
dammed. I got Were about twenty minutes after
nine o'clock. I went to the riot end there I saw
the body of the deemed on his knew sad left arm
His right band was out to the right; both hands
were covered with blood. Deceased's necktie war
tb, sus ay bay, aloes by ; no blood was on that.
The shirt 00/lar was open, and the ranor / now
duce waa on the waddle near deosames right
reduce
about a foot from It his bat ins near, but
maul with blood, as if taken oa theihis throat
was out, there being the marks of three ngem and •
thumb art the brim of the bat. From the vary bloody
state of deceased's bands, and the nate of the cut
in the throat, it mewed as if be Ind tried to pall tber
cut more open. The body was mow bathe ihm
was wild. With assistance I moved the body to the
house, where it was viewed by the jury. I emrebect
his pockets, and in them found • sever watch, •
knife, hey of • rider cask, three £5 noise, I.IOW
gold, and £1 17.. in silver, which I now produce.
The jury rimmed a verdict that the dwwwd4l-
- himself whilst in • state of Weaponry
insanity.

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