The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-02-27 00:00:00

FATAL AOL'IDINT.

On Friday evening an Inquest was held at the Vittoria
Lodge Hotel oa the body of Mr. Thomas Scattergoild, of
Wenenalt, aged IS, before G. Andrews. Esq., gir.tz
mous e ; and • respestaldis jury, of whoa Mr.
Mahey wee finessis. It memo Mot ea Teasday innaing,
Feb. 20, Mr. Scattergood parehased • thorough bead hone,
and wee informedly Mr. Hurdle, the former
that it was kicker sad that be MOP NOVor 171711611thr-
mit • breeching batten and lashing straps. Bon after
the detested had bought the bone Mr. Hardn offered
to take It book again, but the daemond said no, I want
It, Mr. Hurdle then paid, "then !Oa how you drive
it." On the following afternoon the deemed took the
animal oat for • drive. borrow-lag Mr. Henry Flaynon's
dog aut, wed disregarding the 'satire abort tbe
harness, and drieriag farioluiy, met wills the maideet
canals( his death. Th. killowisg endows was given :-
-Thomas Haas, balm of Weymouth alidt oat the
deemed about half-pest three o'slook is the afternoon
at the Portland Tory Bridge. We were bothers our
way from Weymouth to Portlaed. Mr. Seattergrod '
had a dovetail and I bad • sari lead of braid to tall to
the prison. Whet I seam up to the gale tin dimmed I
moo ant of the pebße-liesse and I want is with lain
and had • glass of beer. We Mood but • few ornate*.
He said be had bought a hone the day before and would
trot with me into Portland for a aroma, which I de
aimed. We both got into our ants and west es but be
paned me and I followed about 30 or 40 yards behind
him. When ha bed arrival to within three quarters of
a oat of the Port/and 'tenon ha whipped hie bone and
started of et es lord • gallop as he mak! ge. After he
got opposite the Victoria Lode Hotel, I ow Mt horse
001111110010 kicking sad plunging, and saw Me doomed
fall out. I warn that nearly half a mile Ostia& I saw
some one run mid pick the deemed up, and when I
aloe up he appeared to be much injured. We wen.
not rather for • Inger. I was too fan off to me what
cansed hi.. to fall Imo tho cart. Wham we were at
the bridge ha did not appear intoxicated. bet WU in
li:Varksbepirits. The sod I were se 'elatedly tants.
Hamm sold: I ass tes years ef age, and the
son of Rummy Hayman, residing at Weymoeth. I have
known Mr. Bsoteargood sines he mare to Weymouth,
three or lout years ago. Oa Wednesday I some hew
Weymouth with hien to go to Patient in Mt dog-earl
We stepped at the Portland bridge and Mr. Hasa moo
up in his earl, and the two talked together in • frimadly
neente for soot lima I beard Mr. Scattergood say to
Mr. Haas that he would trot with him Into Portland
far two ot three gimes of booty and water. Mr.
Rana add, " very well." and thm both got their
aerie end tralled en. was outside h the boa.
and did OM beer all they said. Mr.
dove fast and mon got ahead of Yr. flann....l7st
before we isms to the wall leading to the steam, Mr.
Seettagas, locked back ere ved his hand and called to
Mr. Boas 'some ea, I'll show you the way to mBo"
and issteediMely whipped the horse mg born sides. The
horse would sot steel the whip but took (right and
piloted to. hitt before we got to the Preterit Ins,
Mr. Scattergood tried to pull la the beam, but wee not
able to do It, he having been reonstly ill and was not
strong. The bore still enthused plloPing and
kitting and Shrew Mr. Scattergood out of It.. earl over
my triad. I Min belt on to the cart, bat the
horse still sentiased I. kick and . minute or ,
Iwo therwanis I was throws out alas Me I
little boy gave his *vitiates remarkably well.)—
Henry Stone, painter and &Oar, of Portland. said
he erm workist at the Vittoria aboulthslf-past three or
tearer four o'clock on Wednesday afteroma. He ow
the borne in the dogeert galloping along by the well
with the diseased lied the laat winner. 'The deemed
was lotting beak trying to pall la the horse as hard as
he weld. lust as they bad paused the Victoria the
hero took to kicking and than threw out the deceased.
after whisk, the hero halted against the wall at the
ameferoads, broke the teat to pesos and threw the boy
out between the wall and the amt. William Scholar,
who wee working with hien on and picked up the
deremad, and winos' picked up the hey. Medicated
woe then issensible and appeared much bruised about
the head. He was takes into the Vittoria Hotel
—Dr. Ilroadribb, of Portland, said that on Wednesday
afteracies he was called to Mimed the dosemed, at
the Vistern HeteL Hi soistatt, Mr. Read, was
Viers bettor* kiln. Wheat Nand the unite
aseciasetme, lerestbtag heavily, with • saperhoial
wetted over his right eyebrow. He remained to that
Mats, gradually getting worm, until the time of hie
death, which took place shoat 2 or 3 °Wok on Friday
morning. Ile died Ihrom eleaseiro of the hens emeal
by being thrown hem a dig-sort He had mansly
reproved from a serious Blanes and oast have hoes
very week. Witten did ate Donee any swill of white
or anything of that sort, and theirefere the deceased had
not bean drinking to exam The jury returned • rennet
of " Accidental death."