The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-12-27 00:00:00

ANOTHER DEATH AT THE PRIBON.

Another death took place In H.M. Prison on &tug.
day. A man, named John Tuffin, of Blandford, was
received on Tuesday for 14 day's imprisonment en •
county court warrant (iv- • debt of 12e. NI. He was
seen the next moming by the surgeon (Mr. Good), when
he said he was quite well, but in consequence of his
having had dropsy previously he Was excused from
labour. On Saturday morning the doctor was called
to see him, and discovered that he had erysipelas in the
face. He examined him and found that his heart was
in • very bad state. He had him removed to the
infirmary, but he died at sight o'clock the same night.
The inquest was held at the Prison on Tuesday (this day)
morning. before Mr. G. %moods, coroner, and • jury, of
whom Mr. Wellman was chosen foreman.
Captain Frith, governor of H.M. Prison, stated that on
the 20th mgt. deceased was received at the prison on •
county nowt warrant for disobeying an order of the court
for the payment of Mt. gd. He saw him first on the glut,
but he did not make any complaint, and he had no labour.
Deceased was undergoing It days, and his sentence would
have expired on lb. 2ad January. He saw him daily up
to the time of his death; be did not see him the day he
died, as he did not wish to disturb him.
Mr. E. Good stated 'hat on the morning of Wednes-
day, the filet, he fret saw the deceased. He asked
him If he were omte well, and the deceased replied
" Fes." He looked at his legs, and saw the man had bad
drum previously. He seemed very well in himself. He
told hint that he should have no work to de. He next
sow him on Stturday, the 24th, one of the officers having
reported to him that &messed was suffering from
erysipelas. He visited him and found him in bed, his face
being all covered with erysipelas that bad come on in the
nistal. He asked him if he lai ever had erremelsa 'afore.
He examined hint and found his heart In a very bed
state. He told deceased this he was very ill. and that he
should he taken up to the odieursry, which was done. lie
ordered him medicine and the diet that he thought suit-
able. He was on his wty t root him about eight in Vie
evening, and be mot A mooenger who told him that he
wai dead. H., as. h. in atter ,lc lie .lied trocosilden
(sailor , of the he Ire, ection. . cel-rated I.y erysipelas.
In answer to a ju•yluan the doctor sail be did not
think that the rem val from Ilimdford ti Dorchester
hastened diceared• death, hut he thought that perhaps
the excitement of being in gaol at such a Vine of the year
molt have operated on the conditim of the heart.
E lward Dallem, • pri-oner, stated that he was in the
prism for debt. He knew deceeed, who was his first
cousin. Lust Saturday afternoon he went to the infirmary
where deceased war. lie bad seen oiin before when they
were exercising in the y•rd, but he did not reconite
him. He had not seen him since Christina, lASI He
remained in the infirmary until be died, sheered got out
of fed several times.

A jurymius thought deceased ought to have had some
brandy, but Yr. Good said he did no: gave it t him on
unmet of the stets of his heart. He ordered hi w2O unces
of white bread. six OUDCeII of cooked mutton alit out hone,
eight ouncavot potatoes. eight ounces of rice puddine. and
30 10100011 of tea, and in addition to this he ordered him •
pint of milk.
The jury returned • verdict of " Death from Natural
Oman."