The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-03-15 00:00:00

SHOCKING DEATH
.OF AN ECOENTRD

MAN.

Oa Sunday morning the body of Alexander °haddock
was found on the tramway, near the top of Testes, where
he had apparently fallen and been killed on the soot. It
seemed that the deceased had been its 'roadie; on
Saturday, and on that evening he was met in Keaton-lane.
When found he hat apparently been dead some time, and
his flute were soaked through with the wet. He is •
brother of one of the crew who went to the aid of the
omnivore of the Forest and Avalanche collision.
The inquest was held on Monday atternoon, at the Cove
Inn, before R. N. Howard, KA., coroner for the island.
William Blatt, of Chesil, next door to whom the
deceased lived, said that on &today. at half-past six in the
morning, Alexander °haddock's wife told him he had not
been home all night, and asked him to see if he was any-
where about Witmer went to look, and when opposite
the old military hospital. observed that a piece of wall was
broken down, looked over and saw the deceased lying on
his side on the tramway at the bottom shout effft. below.
Witness wag frightened and did not go to him : but seeing
a man named Frampton going along the road. he spoke to
him, and Frampton went down to the doceued. the Elms.'
etiWeg halfway. When Frampton returned be said
the man was dead, and he want home and told his wife.
William Frampton stated that about a quarter before
seven on Sunday morning he was pawing by on Testes.
opposite the old military hospital. and from what the lad
witness told him went down to the trunway, end found
deemed lying there on his left side, quite dead and cold.
His head wee towards the east: there were no marks of
any struggle; but there Was blood on his bead. Witness
saw marks on the wall, the east side from the tramway, of
wet mod. ea if decamped bad scrambled over there.
Montagu Lowraan, • general agent, said on Saturday
evening, about 10 minutes to seven, he wee going to
Radon, and pawed the deceased new the Still hall, Chad-
dock going towards Testes; spoke to him, and he appeared
all right and not intoxicated. It wee not dark, Uthough
getting dark.
John Ohaddock, fattier of the deceased, said his eon wits
yews of age. Witness was working with him on
Saturday last, and parted from him about three o'clock;
he wee then all right, but witness did Dm nos hint agate.
He was rather peculiar especially after • little drink. end
had not been right in his head since a schoolmaster named
Alcoa punished him by making him hold a piece of iron
over his hood for some time; he had ma about on lova of
buses, and would run into the West Bay and do all kinds
of desperate thing. which no man in his sober senses
would atimpt. Witness did not know that he had any
ill f fers did witness know anything/ to lead hint to
Fumed had come to his death by foul play.
Dr. Albs saw the demised about eight o'clock
Oa Nelder kneriehtit, lying on the tramway, on his left
gide, doeffsled le& quite cold end stiff. This would be
about 111 feet below the high rood. Witness found •
severe oompenad fracture of the left thigh, and the whole
of the sludff wee smashed in. The canes of death Wan
fracture of the Ana caneed, witness should say, by
deoeseed huinglallin from the road above. Be examined
the Pleas whistles werpile* of the police, and inside the
wall there a omen ledge of rock covered with gran.
and onHtle Hun Wee footmarks showing be had got over
there for scisnebV er other, the gromd was wet and
aliP= aadi liiliteee 'Upped from there to
the 'Mr 'Mt ft on Itte &ad, fnptured big
skull. There were no marks eny Woggle, and 10 mese
did not think deemed moved alter he fell.
William Read saw the decursed on Sattirday about Mx
o'clock at the George Inn. He was not the worn for
liquor, and when witness saw him go down Reforne, there
wtothing strange about him.
Jury returned • verdict of Amid tal Death,"
ea=peo dm* fees to the widow of deceased, who has four
oo oil week previous to his death Alexander Maddock
was eau an the roof of his house with his child in his
arim The *se where he fell was ill feet deep, and it is
belisve4 fiat was lailialassoally