The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1882-07-11 00:00:00

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ANOTHER DEATH AT HER MAJESTY'S PRISON.

On Saturday evening a jury wee summoned to attend
at Her Majesty's Prison to enquire into the death of •
young man named Frederick Pearcsy, who died some-
what suddenly the same morning. Owing to the
sudden nature of his death, the medissi officer of the
prism; Mr. Ernest Good, declined to give a certificate
of death without • post-mortem being made, and
swerdiogly the Coroner appointed Mr. G. A. George
to make the necessary examination. The deceased
pleaded guilty at the Easter Quarter Sessions, 1381,
to a charge_ of obtaining a ham by false pretences
from Mr. W. Bishop, grocer, of Dorchester. and also
to a charge of stealing five pocket-handkerchief; the
property of Mr. Thomas Randall, when he was
'sm./need to twelve months' imprisonment for the first
offence, and six months for the second.
Mr. J. R. Taylor was chosso f ,reman of the jury.
The Coroner said that one of the jurymen summoned
to attend had refused to do so. He should write to
him, and if his num was unsatisfactory, he should
summon ktim on the next jury, and lilt. didn't then
attend, he should fine him.
The body was than viewed by the jury.
Joseph George Bell, chief warder, stated deceased
was a prisoner, and produced his warrant of commit-
ment. He was committed on the sth of April, 1581,
having been convicted on his own confession, and
sentenced to twelve calendar months' imprisonment;
and a second warrant, from the sth of April, his
sentence being six calendar months' imprisonment
after his first term had expired, which was to be
followed by two years' supervision. Wittier& saw him
that morning about twenty minutes pad sit. Ha
found he wait much worse, sod sent for the surgeon at
once, who saw him shortly afterwards. On Friday he
‘wastaken to the hospital, and kie died at twenty minute.
Put tig.bt.
George stated be was called that morn-
tto make • peat aortas examination on the deceae.d
sour whisk he did in conjunction with Mt.
eat ilood. He lotted the ennwe and heart quite
healthy. The stionach • intained about hall-irpint of
fluid which appeared to be the remains of some rioe
pudding. There was • certain 'mount of congestion
about • stomach. The liver was healthy, but the
spleen was slightly auk:get and u ,ngesied. The
general oondition ot the decessed was that of • well-
nourished men. He examined the gidneys, which
were heeithy. The lot stin-' Ire4ented to marked
features of any ILLe.I. Sttween tit heck of the
bladder an I the lover end the b..wels t,ere was an
abscess, containing very '4ehs4 • oretter. That, he
msidered, was the primary ranee or da.,ta. but not
the immediate canoe. The also.. wee not ,4va,irlse
standing. tie considered the immedia'a cause 4,164
wai the absorption of this matter to Vas stream of
blood, which caused cl.da which wore scettered
through the vital ports. The brain was fairly healthy,
with the exceettou of the congestion. H. died from
the effects f the abysm There was no other evidel.c •
whatever to coabla bloc tc. some to any other coo.
clueion. _

Mr. William Ernest Good stated he wax the Medical
Officer to the prison, and had the care of the de.,„ A., I
man. The man has been in pris e sire, Mr. Bell lull
them. He (witness) had been treating the dammed
cif and on for scrofula. Pri-oner had never been lad
up before. On the 4th of July he complained to Idm I
of pains In his groins, and asked whether h. mi,tht
have some hot water to bathe himsrlf with at night.
Witness ordered it. Me examined him, but nothing
was to be seen at all. The ("Awing day be asked for I
the water to be repeated, and witness him be had
better stay in his bed in hie cell, which he aid, and the
water wait again applied daring the day. On the Aelt
he visited him again in his cell. Deceamd mid he was
better, but he cAnplained of pain in another part.
Witwees examined him, but found nothing. De. eased
had hot fomentation, and a linseed-meal poultice.
The next day be visited him again. Deceased said the
pain was wort% and he ~,,dered him to be carried up
to the Infirmary at once. Lb-cooked wished to walk up,
but witness would not allow it. He nrdered him what
he thought fit. He visited him again lapt night, when
be seemed rather better than he was in the dinenint,
I And be left him for the night, as he thought bitter.
' This morning he was summoned to the prison at half.
past six and found the man dying, And perfectly mean-
slid.. Deceased WY alone all night. He died so suddenly
that he intimated to the Governor that he mild not
Certify as to the cause of death Witneent had heard
Dr. George's evidence, and agreed with him as to the
result of the examination.
In answer to a juryman, Mr. Bell said deceased
was quite eensible when he fir.; taw him, and tried
to speak to him when he askil him how be was.
Edwin Hart, assistant warder in 11.31.
stated he was on duty lad night. The first tamale
visited him was at 6.40, and again at 730. an,i give
film his medicine, and again at 1130, when he also
gave him medicine. Witailla did nit notice any
change in him then. He got up in bed and took the
medicine from 1s hand and drank it He again raw
him and grave him his rc.edicine this morning at quarter
to six. He saw a change ht Lim for the worse, and he
reported it at four o'clock to Warder Froom. The
doctor was mot for immediately. Witham did not
think he was dying.
The 3?tet returned a verdict of " Death from Natural
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