The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1883-01-02 00:00:00

CORONER'S INVEST.

Mr. W. W. Muackton„ coroner for the West Somerset
district, held an inqwst on Friday, at the Taunton
Hospital, touching the death of Ann Rowse& who died et
the fleapit al on Tuesday night from the effects of • wound
indicted upon her by Frederick Ripley, • young man who
some time ego was keeping company with her as • sweet-
heart. Ripley was not present, being now • prisoher is
Taunton geol. The body of the unfortunate women was
lying in the mortuary, and when seen be the jury the
ghastly wound inflicted in her throat, about seven inches
long and three inches deep, was exposed to view.
The first witneei c 'tied was Helen Petberick, who said
the deessaed, Anne Rowse& was at the Crown and Tower
inn. where I am servant, with • woman named Warren,
and another 11/ZlO,l Melee, and where drinking in • front
room. I saw Frederick Ripley come in, and be told me
that deceased had given hiss up. That night he bad •
pint of halfrand•ealf, which my mistress gave him as a
Christmas -box, and be went away. He retained again
about an boor afterwards, and called for a quart of beer.
Thee wwesieudou to him by the kitchen window. H.
took the glass into the front room, and asked Anne
Rosman he drink. She took the glass. She was sitting
with • man with whom she was keeping oompany. Ripley
then went into the kitchen, and from there into the
pamage. Whilst there housed bad langitge, and he said,
" I will kill her before I leave the house. I knew whom
he comet !said, " would n..t if I were you sit down,
and keep quiet." I saw • knife in his hand at the time.
Thu/ took place stoma ten miuutes before closing time. He
did sot go into the kitchen again." in he was
&fowling at the door of the inn, said Attnis, I want
you," adding the decease!. At that time, as far as I could
see, he was quite sober. He was • labourer, and lived
with his grandmother' in Rut-reach. Hs is about IG
years of age. Deceased did not go out immediatelr, and
be called again. I heated r not to go, lisping "Don't
go, Anne."' I sail that in conseqnsnce of having seen the
knife and heard his threats. She said to me "Why
shan't 4go, Ellen I said, "1 would bide here, Nance."
She replied," Perhaps he wants me about some collars."
She then got up and went out in the street, end be
followed her. About two or three minstu after that I
heard • cry, and somebody called for • chair. Deceased
we. led back into the front room with a larg, stream of
Mood Bowing f tom her neck. Almost imoudiately after-
wards Kr. Iles came, and then she was removed to the
hoepitaL
By • Jurymen: I did not tell her when I called her out
that Ripley had • knife in his hand.
Selina Warren, a widow, living in Sauth•stome deposed:
I knew the decaurd. Sim worked at • collar factory
belouging to Mr. Edwards. I have heard her sly she was
about 39 years of ago. She was • single woman, and lived
In tbss name row of h 0.,,. as myself. On Tuesday night I
went to the Crown and Tower Inn with my bro:her, and
shortly laftrrwards the deceased came in with • man
named Russell. The deceased and Rusell had
been keeping company seine years ago. They eat
down in the room, and had a pint of be.r. Very
soon after the tdrceased and Rue ell came in, Ripley
entered the room with • glass of beet in his hand. He
drank it and did not speak to anyone at the time. He
then went away and brought in • quart jug, and asked
every Person in the room to drink with him. Re hands I
• glass to Anne Roswell amongst the others, and she
drank with him. Hs Ward decesaed to shake hands with
Moo, and she did so. At that tme he appeared to be in
• good temper and not the worse for liquor. Anne
Roswell did not appear to he the least the worn for drink.
Alter we all went outside the front door into the street I
heard Ripley lay to the deceased, "Anne, I want in
speak to you." I don't think she baud what he said. At
all eventa ahe made no repiy, and he repeated what he
said and added some other worls that I did not understand.
He moved up along, no. far, but towards Cledsworther.
court. In Sileerstreet. She went aloog with him, about/41
yards. I andllßussell crowd the street to the opposite
side and stood there. Almost immediately I eis.ned
Ripley', bud go up so if he were aiming a blow at Row'
sell. I could not see which band went np. They were
etsndieg very close t Nattier, be on her Hely band, on the
pavement. After his handl went on. I B.W 1140101 I stagger
Into the root and bead hers -ere.. We ran to her We
found that she we., blinding bona tee neck. lea. Rip.
ley walk sway towards Alma-stre.4 as so fl SS the hl
was struck. Th • deceawd stugared back into the load •
little way and fell into my arms, and we satiated hereto
the inn. She never spoke, only screamed. We got her
Into the inn, and I SIM Mr. MIMI CO[llo to her assistance.—
By • Juryman : I did not hear anybody advise the &owed
not to go out.
Kr. Des, surgeon, Ea t•reach, deposed: I wee sent for
to see the deceased on Tuesday night I found her in the
front room et the Crown sod Tower Inn with her throat
deeply cut on the left aide. the cut extending • littio
beyond the mol hr line, and blew list proftwely. fitan was
alive when I ...or by, but unconscious I ordered her
tottootot rrmovil to the hospital, and I arcomptnied
her there. She •I ird there about 5 minutee afterwards in
my presence. 01 the following afternoon I exam ned the
deceased with Mr. !titian, the bows' surgeou. The wound
In her thro .t was about seven and a half inches in length,
and extended into the roof of the mouth and large veins.
P.S. Brown raid be found Ripley at the house of his
alster•inday. He said to &tn. " Ripley, you are charged
with stai.bi ne and wouldi nit Ann finesse, in Silver•strrei.
to-night.' Ile repli d, "I done it." " Witness said."
" Be careful whet y• u soy. Ripley, for what you sae wPI
I. given in evident' ag tin. you.' He then said, " I hope
I shall he hanged. It is my own Isn't." Ile tole him
to the pobor.rtstiee. worohed him, and fooad blood no
the wristband, of his shirt, and also on the right cuff
of his coat. He was then locked up.
By the Coroner: 14e seta...red to have been drinkine.
but was not drunk. —A post morifina exatuinalion hay.
log bren made,
Helen Pellwrick, on her evi'lsec being over to be,
by Moo Coroner, sad she beloved it was the blade of •
pocket-knife stir sow in Riplry's hand. She also added
that she had heard Ripley on preview occasions thre.ten
the deceased, nub she did not thing it neosaary then t
Inform bar master of the maitor.—Tbe Coroner having
bristly suounneed up the cis.. the Jury retuned a
verdict of "Wilful murder" easiest Ripley.

SMALL SMOINNINGS —GREAT DZVELOPMV4II.—Im con-
templating all lb. work. of natty., the most et.iking feet
•verywhers apparent I. the smell Mclennan of he.
grandest production.. The towering ask began a. a small
nown and the I airit animal 0.5 Mgr* rp-eir whirl% a pin •
head would e mer. lii. seer frequently the earn.. In the
busy walk. of If —prat wo•lth or great di.tinction oft in
emerges from Vic 1110•11104 the humble .t beginpune,
AMIOOII Our 111 TeliPlit WOW..e how nutty brittneet could
we not recount In i lii ration of oar them- I They.. is
one however whose career as reported to OP, is one of the
multitude, etch .f which cellars his neighbour, and is in
his twit eclipted. But now, owing to the emit., oily suc-
cessful medic d theory end medicine. which 1.0 bin
Invented and introduced, his name le known in every room
of the United Kingdom, audio aloamterery town and city
of the habittbis globe. The late King of Siam not only
constantly ordered It II tway's Medici:me, bus neon
directed his amhemsd irs when river here t I visit the
Professor at his establishment. This they did in one of
the Queen's earl...gra, and presented him with • large
and magnificent j welled ornament of great pion in the
name of the King. Raj ths of India hare in Ike manner
frequently visit-d Profess.. Re 110,...; .0 ben the
secretary of the famoue Sir Janisetjv Jeej tehhsv, who
was knighted by the Queen. Other foreign pine, n lase.
thought prow to kepeet the famous establishment,
whence their subjects had obt•ined their most •pprowsd
medicines, and one of them wrote en autograph kit r in
Persian and Rindmt, that it might be shown sad
published throughout India as • mark of the at preetatios
In which the remedies were held by his
is the career cf Thomas Rolloway—ose of the striking
instances of a pest development fives aroall trglanisp.
—Th. Mm o 11104 Town.

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