The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1878-03-12 00:00:00

FATAL 000URRENCK AT A FOOTBALL

MATCH.
VZIDICT Olr lILIIRLAZIONTZI.

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An adjourned inquest eras hold at Ashby-de.la-
&such, Leicestershire, before Hr. Coroner Deane, on
the body of Herbert Dockerty, • young man, who
received fatal injuries whilst playing at foothall—Mr.
(1. I). Orchard, captain of the Ashby team, said the
deceased was one of the players in the match Ashby
v. Cos'vine, on the 27th ult.., played under " Aseocie-
tion " rules Dockerty took up the ball and
commented "dribbling," that is kicking it by short
kicks, and following it. Al this time Brelshaw, a
Coalville player, ran towards Dockerty, and as he
got close to him be put his knee up and jumped
towards Dockerty, who was knocked downs. tiradshaw
charged Dockerty in a way totally ddferent (ruin the
usual manner .1 play.—ln answer to the jury witnem
added that ltiadahaw could at all event, have avoided
coming into collision with the deceased. lie did not
think the oh wire was fair and leg!' itn its football—Hr.
N. J. H. Hallett, solicitor. sail he wa a player on
the Ashby side. Dockerty kicked the ball pact
Bradshaw, who still charged at him, and jumped on
him, with his knee protrudina very much. He was
completely off the ground when he met Dockerty,
and hit knee appearel to catch him in the stomach.
From what wittier saw the charge warn • most un.air
one—in fact he had never seen a more unfair char,*
although he had played football for the last 15 years
Such a charge must of necessity be exceeding
dangerous, and WM certainly intentional. Charges
in football were frequent, but they were not. and
,tirlat not tube mole with the knee up, and by •
jump as this D ekerty, sister of the
deceased. add he died the day after the occurrence,
hie last word. when he bale them good by.. and
knew that he was dying. hemnc, "Forgive Bradshaw,
ill of you. eel forgive 111 W. He has dos you a great
win g."— %fur hearing further evidence the Jim,
returned a verdict of " Hanslauthter " against Brad.
shaw. Brasidusw MY committed for trial on the
Coroner's warrant. He was immediately afterwards
arrested by the police and brought bet we Mr. Leith,
who remanded him on • chants of causing Deckerty's
death. He was admitted to bail.

The spratt correspondent of the Al Nens
iwielfroPin that du Turks could, ntriesenry.
nutke a stronger resistance there than is gessraLly.
ouppossd. Twenty.too thousand Turkish troops are
flow in the lines of the fortifications, and than art 80
ikrupp guns.

Count Schouvalolrs manner towards English ladift
continues to be marked by an insolent sesuranoe
would be out of pLaos if these ielands belonged in fee
simple to his Auituat Master, instead of having ban
merely ino to him by Lord Darby. Ile talk/
to them with a familiarity which lain shocking tut.,
and does not scruple to volunteer rendesvous in the
Park to young ladies whom he scarcely knows, and to
tell grossly Indecent stories to ledies of the biittest
ptsition. Moreover, he contrives to WOW the air at
• man who had had to, much to drink, as though to
excuse all these gruel violatious of good manners; but
this is in itself only another proof of
_the contempt in
' which he hokls, or ham been rueed by his August
Master to had, all English Society.
I have observed another point alamit him. When.
ever bela speaking to a personage of any considerable
importance% be has adopted a habit of telling that
y the arm and whispering into his ear, am
13.= were engaged in • conspiracy of the meet
tremen loos Import. One night last week he carried
out this ' with the Prince Imperial, who nue
thus at once presented as being in very close and oun.
fidentialoommunication with the Litusian Ambaseader.
But the Priorio is possessed of admirable tact, and
when Count Schouvaloff took him apparently by the
arm and began to whisper ioto his ear, the Prince
slowly turned his own heed round Lid hie wise ins sad
of hie ear faoed the Count's mouth. This, of course,
at once cl-stroved the appearance of deep oonfideace,
and put the conversation on its proper basis, a. that
of two pawn, who had met usually, and were talking
of casual matters under the roof of a third panne.—
Panty Isar.

There is • hero of the Turkish compaign of whom
very little hoe been beard, but whose IMMO fills every
m nith of those who were at Kancsrli, one Suleiman
retreat This hero is Dr. Gill, • Shrewsbury practi-
tioner, of a presence by no means it:twang, but with
the touch of a woman and the bestial a lies, who
left his country patients to take service with the
Turks. Hs was always In the Tiff trout at thefiguLlt
wherever it might be, and at Kanalli be endured
fever, dysentery, and starvation rather than abandon
his poet. The Turks adored bun, and both Baker
Paeba and Captain Burnaby speak in the warmest
ta nts of his courses, his WWI, ssd his endurance.
Another surgeon, who did most excellent work and
greatly distinguished himself, is Dr. Heats • nephew
of Baron Huddlesion, and • very floe fellow by all
accounts He is an Irishman equally full of fight and
be hiis gained with the Turks more
srliu=tion and credit than he could have got in many
years by remainiug in Ireland. It is right that these
two brave men should not be forgotten by their awn
countrymen.

Dr. who has just returned tram the scene of
war. reports that the savage cruelty of the Rusidans
towards the Turkish prisoners and wounded who fall
into their bands is beyond all belieL They with
blows and bayonet stabs force men at the point of
death t march along the roads with the column, they
refuse to allow them to shelter thentselvee even where
plenty of shelter is available against the dreadful
...inter weather, and they intentionally starve them to
death. At Inertia no fewer than 13,000 Turks were
killed by thaw insane.