The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1874-04-07 00:00:00

INQUICir ON • POISONED CHILD.

Mr. IL N. Howard, coroner, has bell an
inquest at the Olifton Hotel, touching the death of
Susan Rose, aged one year and eight months tha
daughter of Warder Rose, who had been poison;d by
drinking toothache etabrosation.
StirgL George Florence on the 20th Harsh went to
the bones of deceased, and received • bottle from the
father, in the name state as now produersi. It had a
email quantity of liquid. Saw Dr. Askbam the night
Wore, and received another bottle of livid, whioh
now tirodnood. He sealed up both, and they had been
In his pøee.silon ever sine*.
Dr. H. F. Askham' Medical 011 leer of the Portland
Cenviet Istablishment, said that on Tuesday forenoon
(20th), it. went to the house of the deceased, and was
informed that the child had swallowed some poisonous
liquid. Asked the mother what it was, and she said the
child had taken something out of a bottle, in • cupboard
in a room, where she we. engaged in household ditties.
She handed over the emit bottle produoed by the
Burnt. of pollee which was then on the mantelpiece.
He asked what it war, and she said she thought it was
something her husband took for the toothache.
Examined the liquid, and it smolt of carbolic acid.
This she asid, was not the bottle in whieb the bquid was
originally kept, se it had been broken, and it had been
em, tied Into the emitter one. A•ked kiw mush wsc In
the small bottle ; but she ciou'll not tell. Cut • cork,
i put in the both', and placed it tn his pocket. It is
carbolic acid mined with eil, such as they use in the
loarmary, for ihmaingt and otter purpose,. Dr. Rae
gm+ present, and witness had taken medicine to make
deceased sick, as he had heard the had taken semotbing
from a bottle w lob hat tests her id. The child was evi-
denty eufferin-: from irritating poison. She we perfectly
insensible, and blue, end she koked In • dying state.
The limes, ihr.iat, end &met, generally were S led with •
it. 'd,Er tenaeinut kind of Sold, evidently produeed by
the irritcting l'quid ate hid swadooed which threateeed
to ['redo°. suffocation, Rup,ttos of ration* kinds were
given her, and mustard pcnitioce were appllet. Molt.
ores was not produo,d for come ecnsider.b'., time,
showing that the poison had produced • pardring effect%
upon the stomach. After a warm bath, and mustard
poultices, the oh Id became more seeable, but did not
fie kit Dr. Rao th re, having given directions
! for future treatment, and late in the eveeioc she ems,'
! betkr, sod gave hopes a recovery. Wee called up
sonietiaing after INIVer next rooming by the f tther of I 11 •
ablitl, who said the child was oonrulerid, ant saked him
to visit her, whiala vitiates did, and the sbild raldet
again front the treatment. Saw that site was dying, and
in the afternoon found her deed. The °sumo( death was
" Con•ulduns produced by the irritating etrets of
'wring take:, oarholio C‘roolle acid in quantity
Is poisonous, and ought rev r to be Wu n aloes. A
soil vitality similar to that in the bottle, would be
,ely to cause death, «per:daily In a child so 'onus.
Demoted was about 1$ months old.

Sarah Hounipan, who lives-t;;;;.d 'or, had known the
parents seven years, they Lad had 'keen children, and
were very kind to them. tin the morning in ,usation
she heard Mrs. Rode soreaodutt, ran in, and saw
deceased in the arms of • islet, mr. The mother said
"Oh I my baby has taken something," and one person
was applying warm water to tko let. Witness put some
water in the child's mouth, and Drs. Askhun and Rae
were sent for, and earns almost immedietely.
Edward Rom, assistant warder said that about twelve
months ago he had • bad ;pa *dog under hie nose, it was
very painful, and he used a mixture of half.a.teupooc-
ful of oarbollo acid mined with oil, which be kept in the
large bottle produced. Ile did not um mash, and what
remained was in the large bottle, ant kept on a shelf in
the cupboard, and he had forgotten it was there. Wm
not aware it was poisonous or dangerous ; bat the Odd
inwit have drunk it,

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Verdiet " Died from oonvuleioos produeei by Um
aooldental tales of oa.rbol:o aoii."

BURNT TO DEATH THROUGH BEHROLINE.
Oa Thawlay evening a girl named Ass Stoodley,
13 years old, who lived near the Ili ercoad, Wakehain,
went to light • bertuline lamp. By some means eh*
set her clothes on firo, and Instead of lying down, ma As
should have done, the poor ternfied girl rushed to the
door. The fresh air made the I ‘mes burn more fiercely,
and the sufferer mu horribly Hi ored before the Sr. era.
extinguished. She emir attonJod by Dr. Chadwick, and
lingered until two &Mock on Saturday afternoon, when
she expired.
The itquest was held on Monday afternoon at the
Mermaid inn, W•kebun, before the following jury-
men :—Venern. Bewjrxeln Stone (foregoer)), John rides.
John Luang, Win. Singleton, Win. Pewee, ?Award
White, Bratj %min White, William Ilalone, Henry Flew,
Fronds Pascoe, William Coombe, and Frauds Pomo*
Her wood.

--Tire—elecearted. 'a tante was Ann Byrd,. Cernben
Stoodley.
The jury first whirred the body, which earn that of •
kirl of ploraant appearate. ; out the injuries to the
unfortunate girl were frightful, principally about the
lege

The mother, who said she was troubled with heart
Meows, had to sit during the giv lig of Mir evidence.
She hid: My name is Ana Stoolisy, wife of Joseph
!Moodier, maw°, of Weketate, and Ws dameeed was
my ehild, 13 years old lent birthday. I have awe
ohildren living, end had buried two. Oa Thursday last
I was in home, with a baby in soy arms, in the dusk of
Lb. evening, shout helf.past & Only my girl wise there
beside. I told the *Ulu to Ink. the lamp end light it;
It was • bet *dine lamp. Ste had done 10 before, cagey
times'. She took the lamp and put it kith. fire to light
It. I mid "Oh /LOW., why didn't you take. match
from the meatelpisee r' She said "All right mother;"
but the lamp exploded immediately the words were out
of her mouth. It less all of • lame, sod she threw It
in the michtis of the roora, screamed out "Oh I
mother and stamped on it, to try to 'lout it. I said
"Oh I Annie ! what are yon doing of I You'll be all
on ire ' I felt the limes eying about the baby, cud
she said "Moth., I you'll turn the baby." I walked
to the door, to see if I send chill any one to grist her,
for aho was all on fire, and as I opened the door, the
child rushed ...anode, my arm into the it..'. My bib,
wu 'overtly ex...ening, and I thonght tbe lain was on
Ire as well es her. I wsat back, and sat la nay *heir,
slid fainted, and I know no more about it. I think I
Wu senseless semi time, and I went out of doors to
look for my Mold, and ma Mrs. E.lntt's house; but I
ocouldn': find her. 1 waa told she was in Margaret
St‘tion's. I went hook into my bowie, and there I
f0u,04 sty cii3.l in J•ii Auz:on's arms. I 'sired her if
Ale was buret cc, ingob, and •he said 'No, mather ;
don't you Lighten youresll.” They earned her up to
bed, suit the Ouster weir sent for by lbw woCibb.urs.
Btu Harmed till d.lf•put two ou lutarday, hell died.
I am sutot,g f coin disease of the heart, and oaneot be
'omit about too time.
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By the f.remau : I had 1111e1 the lamp, aad poured
It utak sato %ha funnel. no Iwo tlac.4 to dn. The Isrop
was not OM fitie.,. I hate .e.-u ticr Wore litht it at
lb. fir,., and I k, pt tt e mat,haa au the shed that
she nog n t not do it dr_ Ire.

Oue'rd the jary mad if lir;:ii•omiley bad meld "Take
the °doh mud nett the lamp," it trouid have been
aufliet. at to have seved be/ the dlrl life.
By • talrwm, : She stulaped ou the lamp, to put it
ont, stud her ir.ek belie rather I,usg, took Are. I
walled to lor to put it put; bat the baby screamed,
feeling the II moo, sad Auctie waled " Totted burs As
baby, tuottier."_.

Oao.ge Jac Chadwirk :I am a morlical practitioner,
awl on Thur•dar eve. tug ..bout 7, I wra callei to see
the deeessed, end fantod her in bei, very larch burnt,
from the ane'er to the Lipa ; hut the trust was not
burut St oil. tk.ie we, auff.:nald very much (rota
oollateo ; but we. quite mumble. I ordered the wound.
to be dreeeed with oil, and aging alie war asiralog
ken ooLlapee, 1 told then to give ha brandy freely,

also milk and beetle', to *over her up, and keep her as
quiet as possible. She never rallied entirely from the
oollapee, she did not entirely tally to the time of her
death. The (muse of death was si.ok, the malt of
severe burns. I SAW her again OD Saturday morning,
she was lasermible, pulselees, and I saw she oould not
recover, she was erideatly sinking fast, and she died
about two hours and-shalt after my visit. I have not
examined Mrs. Stood:cy, or attended her, for diseased
heart. _ _ .

By the foremen: 1 believe my directions were carried
out properly. Medloia• in these oases Ls of little avail,
the moat Important thlog is to get the patleat to rally
from the shook. But I gave her a draqght to lull the
pain.
By a Juryman: The exleoslve Ain burnt wore
sufficient 0 owe, death from .heck to the usrr..,as

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Elisabeth Station: I live with my mother next door
to the deceased. Between sis and saran in the sasining,
Ann Stoooley rushed into my mother's huec, all on fire,
and caught my mother round her waist. I stood no ;
and ran to get ir.me water. Ann StJoiley come as far
as the kitoLoo door, mil I threw • pan of water over
her, and doubted the dame, and Jane Nester serried
her into mother', home. She 014 not burn my mother
at all. Several men ran In after thc girl to assist her;
but I had put the dime out then. The skirt of her
freak was Tory much burnt. Her mother did not come
lustier her. I have seen her mother go off.
Ann Nestor, a poor deformed girl, was the one who
cared her into her hcuse.
Mr. Marwood asked to see the lump. It was a
gammon tin lamp, upright, like • candlestick, and there
was wadding in it.
Mr. Howard said he hod held more inquisots on
children within • few month, past, than ever since he
hod ban coroner, and ia most instances It secrced that
with care hla might have been saved. This child was
asked to do • thing which she tad done ta a most
dacgerem. way brforc' and scone of the jory bad said,
• few words would bore prevented the accident.
There woe great carelessness in the way she) was told
to light this lamp. In • county not far from her, a
Mind came to her death though the want of care of the
motler, and the result was she was committed for trial
at the Asa sea. It was • aerious thing for parents to
tell • chili in that way to light • be:s nine lump.
&iodine was vary dangerous, and there was great
responsibility upon permits in inch cases. Of mune
he did not sucpciee the mother told her child to rush
to her death ; but thls.was the result In this Gass.
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A Juryman remarked he did not believe thee*
was a mother who more neglected her ohildren.
They hod nearly set fire to the hou,o, and other
thing' had Int:locoed. The poor girl hsd been
a perfect slays, cud the mother hat made her
to to the well for water whrn the could hardly
keep the bucket from the road. The poor girl
now lying dead had bad almost the whole care of the
fami4, and the ,siothor Ittil had It dinned ia her ears
hundreds of times "II you doCt take care, Mrs.
Stoodloy, your child will be burnt to death." They I
were always in poverty and wretchedness, and filth,
and yet the father earned ss. or 61. • week. If the
mother could be Dual:led, the ought to be She could
get ab3ut with the mak tins, nailing, sod baring tea
at one Louse, and beer at another.

Another .14,ymen did not believe the put girl had
suffisient *tether', did not believe she had a Smut
pattiooat. Most of the jury agreed that the girl was a
very good, useful, womanly girl, and bad more manse
than her mother, and mu of them said the father would
go down to the Castle to wok, and come borne at eight,
and led the mother in bed. Taat we. the way to
drive • man to drink,
!he dory returned a verdiet of " A ,Poidental Death,"
eoupled with • wish that tbe mother should have •
severe reprimand.
Tee Coroner directed Ann fitoodley, the mother, to
be recalled, tk.ci told her that sines she had left the
room, statements had bun made respecting her, which,
if they had been made on oath, would have plieed her
In • very awkward position. The jury wished him to
give her • very severe reprimand as • woman and also
es a mother, for the way in which she had neglected her
house and her clitldron, The Coroner then proceeded
to point out the evil of thus neglects to the woman ;
but it wudesired that the details be not published. He
showed her, in reference, to this ease that the mere use
of the words "Take the match, and light the lamp,"
instead of "Light the lamp," after she had brown that
, her daughter was in the habit of lighting it at the Ire,
would probably have saved this child's life.
Yrs. ktoodley, who bad been led la, on auount, as
atm said, of the hurt disease, wail able to bear the
reprimand apparently well, and she walked out of the
room more easily than she came in,
The Coroner then said the oirogmetaooes whleh had
°owe out showed the advantage of having • number of
laymen •lao knew the ease Itself. He was very sorry
he could not make • public *sample of the use, and he
hoped it would be • long time before they would meet
oe such an occasion again.
The jury signed the formal verdiot of "Accidental
' Death.'

WYKK REGIS.
VUITAT MIATING.—A vestry meeting of this parish
took place ou Thursday ',Sternum' in tim vestry of
the pariell church. The business of the meetinw was
the pulsing of the way warden's scooting' for the put
year, the elestion of a new waywarden and eollookw,
and any other bushman that may arise In coanection
with the highway& The Bev. J. T. Yawdry, in the
abuse, of the Rector, presided, and there were aloe
present Capt. Pretor, and Mr. Joe. Tall&A, the church-
warden., Mr. If. Leigh:, the late way warden, and Mr.
Roaaell, hie colituter, and Mears. C. Ta bit. E.
Yotemihet, It. Keeping, A. Bet, J. Bonaton, J. J. H.
Longman, Y. 0. A.tkiris, Cherish''', Whittle, C. J.
Stone (guarditn), U. Stone, and U. Univ.. The wa)-
warden produeed the aceouuts, and Mr. Atkiee, who
bri examine/I then) previous to the meeting, rs ported
that they wets) correct, The rate mode siniuuted to
£125 191. 11.1 1., of whims the sum of £l2l 14.5. sid. hod
been nullected. Newer before had so large • proportion
of a rato boon collected ia that parish. Amongst the
arrears were two sums of lin and 9s. 41. duo from the
Admiralty, sad the remainder were ad irrecoverable,
being due from poor people who were regularly rimmed.
As the old arrears were mentioned, Mr. Atkins also
stated that be bad roc ivory' the sum of £l4 4t. 101 d.
The sums paid lay Mr. Knight to the Highway Board
amounted to 1:107. £6 la•d boon paid to the coimoter,
and £1 Is. 8.1, fur stationery, niAlog a total expended
of £ll4 18.81.0rith £7 12e. 991. to hand over to the new
waywuden. Those unmet* having been do:y passed
las most satisfactory, Mr. Boit ptopoaed that Mr. K.
Knight be re-elected way words° for the entionag year.
Thie eraa readily suouded, but Mr. Knight decTued to
stand again,.. leis eight hod failed so much that be
e old not now see to read, orb, would willingly armada
to their wiabis. Hu then proposed Mr. John Litunton.
This was seconded by Mr. It. Keeping, and came.,
unanimously. Mr. Bounton, in ace ptiug °aloe, thanked
the Vestry for the winfidencs reposed in him, and said
he hoped be should b., able to pruent Lis auonuts at
the clout of another year in as eatideenory • manner es
had Mr. Height. He then proposed Mr. Russell as hi.
collector, ati they mast all be pleased with his put
management of his badness. Mr. Kuight said they
could not Lave a better sollecter, and be would willltgly
sifted the propositioo.—This was also earyled.—Mr.
Bolt proposed • vote if thanks to Mr. Knight, remark.
Mg that they were bound to thank hint beeeoee of the
diffltulties under which he commenced Lis year of
oldoe.-111r. Atkins seconded the motion, and stated
that in 1872 the expellant; of the highways in the parish
were £154, leaving them in debt to the Highway Board
the sum of 1:14. This debt Mr. Knight had cleared off,
and the highway expenditure for the put year WU only
£154 all of which had been paid and 9s. in slow. He
oonaidered thla • most satisfactory etas• of things. Mr.
Longman and Mr. Keeping ascended • vote if thanks to
Mr. Hamill, and • Wailer eunplimeat pad to the
Chairman btouglit the meeting to • clue.