The Stourbridge Observer, Cradley Heath, Halesowen & District Chronicle.
Stourbridge, West Midlands, England, 1869-07-31 00:00:00

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Sennga flcvi. Another instanee of the
wieertainty of lilumn life took pleee On Satur-
day last, to a w.iiian mooed Mary Wheller, who
was engaged as a ehar.votuan. She had lieen iii
the habit of going to 5te51,1. Litne'a Louse to
work, and wh.le ao engaged fe:l ilosvn dead. An
invest was held on that body at the Spotted Cow,
on Saturday, before It. Docker, Esq., Coroner.
The first witness called was John James Tn.lor,
who s aid he w as manager to Messr,. Lane and
Co., china dealers, Isl, High-street. Ile knew
the deceased, who was not married, and lived in
Mill-street. Deceased came to work as usual,
about twenty minutes past nine, as a charwoman.
She appeared to be in her usual good health, and
continued to work till twenty-five minutes past
two o'clock, when his attention was directed to
deceased by the fall of a broom. She was then
holding her hands to her head, her elbows on
a wall, apparently in a fainting condition. He
called for help, when Eliza Obeyer, servant to
Mrs. Hawkins, came in. He placed deceased on
a chair, and went and got more assistance, and
placed her on u couch, and then went at once to
fetch Dr. Campbell, who was in immediate at-
tendance. About nine weeks ago, deceased had
a similar attack. Witness then got a car and
took her to a medical mall, of this town. She
complained of pains in the head. Robert Lionel
Camphell said he was a fellow of the Royal Col-
lege of Surgeons. He knew the deceased from
attending her a month ago. She appeared to
have had a fit, and was suffering front debility,
arising probably front want
.of nourishment.
She got better. Did nOt see her again till this
afternoon, about half-past two. Deceased was
quite dead, and had been some minutes. De-
ceased's face was very pallid. From her gene-
Cal appearance he should say she died iram natu-
ral causes. Could not positively affirm that such
was the case.—The jury found that " Decased
died by the visitation of Cod."

I:NUFST.—An inquest was held on Saturday
at the Spotted Cow, before R. Docker, Esq.,
Coroner, touching the death of Noah Beech,
whose death was reported last week. The first
witness called was Annie Edwards, who said she
lived with her aunt. Deceased was her uncle,
and a carpenter. I first saw him at a quarter
past nine in the morning, in the shop at the back
of the house. I went there for the purpose of
feeding my rabbit. The door was not fastened,
but a little way open. I touched the door, and
it came open. Deceased was lying on his side
at full length upon the floor, his one leg crossed.
I spoke to my uncle. Ile did not speak to tue,
but made a noise in his throat. I then told my
aunt. Did not see her go down, as I went away.
We had been out the previous night at Mr.
Murdoch's, and enjoyed ourselves till half-past
eleven o'clock. My aunt and uncle appeared to
enjoy themselves. I went to bed then, and left
them up.—Francis Lloyd Moore said lie was in
the literary department, and represented a house
at Edinburgh. He lived at the house of de.
ceased, and was sitting in the house when the
last witness went to the shop to feed her rab-
bits. She had not been away more than a min-
ute when she gave a scream, and said that her
uncle was lying down in the shop I went to
the shop, and found deceased with his right aria
by his throat, as it he had lain upon it. There
Wtli a good deal of blood upon him. Mrs.
lli,eh conic down the garden, but I stopped her
from gong into the shop. Mr. Littlewood then