The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1865-01-10 00:00:00

A MAN FOUND DEAD IN ES BED.

On Thursday, January 5, an inquest was held
before W. H. Atkinson, Esq., coroner, at the Black
'Bear low, Salisbury-street, on the body of John
Morey, who was found dead in his bed on the pre-
jollil evening. The jury, having viewed the body,
the following evidenoe was given :
Mary flarnett, wife of Mr. Barnett, baker, deposed
that she knew the deceased, John Morey, and last
saw him alive on the previous Monday, about
twenty innxitee to five o'clock in the afternoon. He
came into her husband's shop, and asked for a small
loaf, adh ahe supplied him with, and he then went
home. He appeared to be rather in a burry, but
she did not observe anything particular in his
appereasee.
Emma Maidment, wife of James Maidment, stated
that she lived eppoeite the residence of the de-
ceased. She Oast saw him alive on the previous
Moviday. Oil not see the house door opened at all
oa Tuesday. Deceased always kept his blind down.
On Wechteellay evening, at half•past five o'clock, aa
she had hoot seen the door opened all day, her
nephew, -Jame' laaao, and Elizabeth, his wife,
danghtargef the deceased, came to her house, and
asked Awe the last time she saw him. We then took
a amain, and went into the deceased's house. The
front and back doors were both unlocked. We
went up into his bedroom, and found the deceased
In bed. Witness uncovered his face, and found that
he warn dead. She touched him, and found that be
was very cold, and appeared to have been dead
'many hours. She observed nothing unusual in his
appearance, except a little blood oozing out of the
corner of hie mouth. _ _

Emma Cox wife of Robert Cox, Mated that she
knew the deceased. She saw him last alive on
'Tuesday a little before four o'clock. She spoke to
Mali; he answered her, and appeared to be going
Ileum. He did not make any complaint, and she did
notdbtlerve anything particular in his appearance.
She was quite aura it was on Tuesday she saw him.
Mr. Charles Ingram, deposed that he was a
Wargeon, residing and practising in Blandford. Lot
evening (Wednesday) he was called in to see the
-dammed, and examined him externally this (Thurs-
day 4 morning. He bad evidently been dead about
'3olunree, as decomposition had commenced. Over
the right 'eye tumefaction was present, and on the
right cheek abrasion of the cuticle evidently
t esaling from injury received during life. He could
adt say what was the came of death without making
puta martens examination.
At the request of the jury the coroner then ordered
tprast-morlem examination of the body to be made,
and adjourned the inquest until the following day at
eleven o'clock. At tbe adjourned inquest Dr.
Ingram stated that by the coroner's direc-
tion he made a postmorkma examinstion.
Oa 'removing the scalp be found the rsamins
ef the eiSicts of a blow externally ft Aim
scalp. The brain was perfectly healthy, free from
any &imam as was Aso the skull. On examining
the elms% ha &end the lunge greatly congested,
canal", pelmcaary apoplexy, which he was quite
satielat was the cause of death—This evidence
being deemed conclusive, and entirely satisfactory,
the jury 'Maimed as their verdict that death resulted
frogs “1411itssull tenses."
STIIRMINBTER MARSHALL.—lncimmerm Flax.
—Os Friday evening shortly after six o'clock a fire
broke out in a barn situated on the main road from
the railway station to the village, the oontents of which
as well as the building were entirely oonsumed —The
fire was first noticed by a young girl who was in con-
verswios with the wiper of the property, Mr. William
Adams, who, Anemia' a light shining in the barn; raid
/3 bias that holed a lantern burning there. Whilst
his attendee was Am' sailed the flames burst forth;
and in awry skeet space of time the barn, in which war
deposited tem ewes, a dung putt, and some
nirrinatural ialFhlinatto, WWI all in a blaze.
Foramately Mid old blew the dame, directly away
froalee spinsmadleg pennies, which was indeed • '
nfllMs 111111•11/114 Per had it been otherwise
noddle( esiald have the destruetion of a great
amine of tbeelaised hosed rlnd Warne in the immediate
wit:WNW Abseil Ave o'elislsmallsoll of straw was taken
Marais beat sail everYildarappeared then safe, and
the fitly esailmion which minhi arrived at is that the
Ire erair the work of an latiattiary. The property'
destaged*estlimitsd as 001042100, and is insured in
tie Alla firmalles. .•
STOUBPAINI.—A withlllatiel meeting was held on
Vie Ind inst. is • soliagei trod. by the members of the
Independent aremedlinl ardapteadaing-honse. A good
tea 1.111, proZtwarldi, eupenees were paid • slight
snrialsarwse r Ito the miseionery Cann. A
publitiesselharwswhellilis lbe evening, presided over
by Me. Writ d' when addresses were de-
livered by Miami Milddiillge and Granter. - -
dents, and by Messm; Weditiaire aed Staine•
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