The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1881-05-03 00:00:00

FATAL ACCIDENT TO A LAD.

Lath Friday, 'dam% the maide of the day, a lad named
George Henry Framptou met with a sudden and !Melting
death, in the V& I fmra the Wed. Quarriee. It atirware
that he, with hi. father, was driving on- of Mr. It ,bert
C anhen's stone 'plough.," a ponderous vehicle wsighing
about two tons, aud on it was a fool of 5 tons 10 cwt. of
rone. This was being disown by eight hones, in eing e
file, as usual. with the stone waggons. and Kr. Frampton
was on ”TUI SOO of the horses, and the lad on the other.
The road (rein the West Quarries is CXOIIII./ingly rough and
hat the ruts being descrit•el as neariy deep enongh to
bury ant on, and the shaft horn. is liable to be j raged
about no ist violeutly. The lad had only gone to work that
seek, and it is puppoeed he must ave stumbled. for the
lather hi aril • .loot, wneu the hoo had fallen before the
wheels, and eadeevoured to stop Vie teem. But he was
not in time, the forrewheel passed quite over ih, Lan
Lead, and killed him immediately. Toe body was rerouved
to Easton. where the Las father liven, immediately
eppoeite the Dolbi Arnie, and the iiiqueot was held there
on Motility morning. before It N. Ho said, Eq • coroner.
'led the fellowlue jury B Stone, W. Ilene.% F.
Pearce, Joseph Hibbs, W. T. W slit-, E. Pea. re. John
Pearce. Charles Denham, Sileorge Do w u ton. 3.3. Edinneds,
Ambrose Pearce, H. J. Stevens, and Mr W. CO Milt
foreman. The jury viewed the place. According to the
evidence, it appeared that the boy, who was big for hi.
age, era, under.c .der, spa that he had been used to wr ek-
ing with bores for three or four years, althouch he bid
been out of work for about six months until lately. Cdi
the day in question his father and d h went about seven
o'clock in toe morning, and made three or four trips with
the stone c irt About half•post eight they were tediog
from West Cliff to, the Pri ,ry with • load of 5 tonslo cwt.,
and the lel woo jUtit in front of the third horse on the
near tide, when h- tripped up and fell iot ,•,leep rut, and
although 11l falling he cried'' Weigh I' and his father, who
wog near, .hit the woe—before the horse could seabed
up, the wheel wsnt over part ot his head, crushins and
tearing it away in a frightful meaner, 40,i death was
instantaneous. Dr. McLean was called, and was on
the spot immediately, having ordered a atretater
to be taken at once ; but the poor lad was already dead.
The rod *as a private one. used by the large stone
merchants, for the purpose of conveying their stone to
Priory, an lit h. ing everybody's work to repair it, the
t, au t woe that nobody did so, and none hod been done
for yr ii:.
The jury were unanimous in considering the road was
dangerous to both man and besot; in felt it was cruel to
send horses there to work, and they wished the Coroner
ti convey their views to the leading stone merchants., in
otter Ow it may be altered. Sdne of the ruts, it was
state.d, acre over two feet deep, and the boy, in order to
•talk eipngssle his horse., bad but a few inches to keep
I hie footing, and that was on &descent.
, The Groner drew attention to the fact that this case
was not like tl•at of a boy workine with • stranger, hut
I sit, his father, who would look after Lis interests. No
, dolt): he r tel was in the state the j.ry mentioned.
' The, r dom. it a verdict of " Accidental Death," with a
rider strotady disapproving of the atate of the road.

THE SUICIDE OF THE WARRIOR'S STEWARD.
On Fri lay afternoon the inquest was held, at
Portsmouth, on the body of John William B:unning,
late a resid..nt in Poi:land, and ship's steward on
b aril the Warrior.
Mr. E. J. Harvey, Admiralty law a.:ent, appeared
I. r the Admiralta . and Mr. Usurp Felthanx for the
widow of deceased.
From the eel len«, of Mr. J tines May. schoolmaster
of the Ward, r, it appeared tha: the deceased was 42
ve tr.; tt, age, of a nervous temperament, and liable to
depression of spirits. But, though fond of a glass of
grog, he had never, during the eight months which
witness had known him been peen incapabl of per-
forming his work. Witness was with the deceased
from half.p eizht on Tuesday morning, and they
cme astnne to4ether between two and three in the
aftr main, when they went to "T. therdell's" Hotel,
in t. George's Square, Pottsea, and remained there
until after five, the deceased during that time haviog
but one glass of ale. They then we •t to the hottest of
witness's aunt in S-mer's-road, Southses, and partook
of tea. The deceased seemed low-spirited, and de-
clined going to the theatre; but they went for a short
walk, and, as the deceased complained of being tired,
they returned in a tramcar to the hotel at Por.sea.
• Price in the afternoon, and again in the evening, the
accessed exhibited a confused manner, and on witness
leaving the hotel he telt some anxiety about the
deceased, and consequently requested Mr. Crossland,
the proprietor, to look after him until be (witness)
called for the deceased at balf-psst seven in the morn-
ing to go on board his ship.
By Mr. Harvey: The deceased never made any
complaint on board his ship, but he seemed to have a
groundless i4ea or delusion that both afloat and
ashore people were endeavouring to take aivantage of
him.
By Mr. Pelthatn : About/ month since the decemed
bad a strain upon him, by the making up of his
clothing accounts, and a month before that he com-
plained of havinr to pay money for clothing lost by
those serving under him.
Mr. G. D. I 'roosiand, the keeper of Totterdell's
Hotel, deposed that he had known the deceased for
twenty years, and for three yeas he had exhibited a
depression of spirits, which he had attributed to
circumstances connected with his duties., some of which
were friv dons, and other witness believed were true.
in Tuesday night the deceased remained in witneas's
aitting-mon until be went to bed, about half past 10,
but about is qi.rter before 12 the .leceased was heard
calling " Murder," and witness went to him, when he
tfund him partly undressed, standing in the room, and '
In • very excited state. Deceased alleged that the
whole of the chip's company were around the hotel,
and were waiting to murder him, and he was shak-
ing slightly. Witness got him about half a wine-glass
of brandy, which he drank with water, and in the
course of half-an-boor he became pacified, and promised
to go to bed. At 20 minutes after two in the morning
the cook went to witness, told him that deceased was
again making a great noise, and that several gentlemen
whs had been sleeping at the hotel were in an alarmed
condition at his bedroom door. Witness went to the
room, found the door fastened inside, and broke it
open, when deceased, who had not been to bed,
declared there were men at the door waiting to murder
him. Witness then took him down to the sitting-room,
and remained up with him Op whole of the night, and
before daylight he talked and raved a good deal, and
wanted to fasten the door. He was permitted to have
a class of soda water and a glass of ale at intervals, and
while witness was gone into the kitchen, about a
quarter after six, the deceased left, the door having
previously been opened to cive a key to workmen and
for the porters. After that witness's son, a man
pervant, and witness himself, went in search of the
dectemed, hut no trace could be found of him.
The enquiry lasted three Lours, but the remainder
of the evidence was to the effect that shortly before
seven o'clock on Wednesday morning the body of the
dece eel was found floating about a hundred yards to
the south of the Clarence Eaplanale Pier, by Mr.
Richard Ross, a commercial traveller, who had been
out boating, and whose attention hill,l been drawn to
the body by Robert More, labourer, 9, Chapel-street,
Golwrt. it was landed at the beach, and taken to the
mortuary for Penny-stieet. . . . .

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ViiiiTHT was held on Wedneedvy ight,
ST. Mr. F. Morley, surgeon, High-street, deposed that PETER'S n
the Rev. W. Appleford, icar, re-appointing Mr.
the body present. t all the appearances of death from v
drownin,,, and the Jury returned a verdict of "Suicide
Glen his churchwarilee, snd the parish unanimously
while of unsound mind."
\Yemen. In the rd.., tory and
ecilhu7cihx ngboNiers . during
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the year was found Mins. 5i 1. . Great interest in the melancholy event is exhibited
the church expenses amounted to £5O 9s. 7i I, and in Portland, where the deceased resided a long time.
433 lls. 10d. was distributed to charitiee and avian- I
its:jell' foe:ef-iee, leaving lls. in band. Mr. Brady I Aft/t/VAL OF H.R.U. THE DUKE Ok'.
and Mr. Austin were chosen sidemen, and the clergy, EDINBURGH,
organist and choir, and the churchwardens received
votes of thanks; alai Mr. Whiter, who conducts • The ItsayfalrAnlnmir healTottdhe.e Rep.,tc osh t LivelyreiLiSouairoa amrrimvesdinoton
separate service for children on Sunday mornings in Monday ta
the schoolroom. Portland about 20 minutes to i one, and the Duke, who had
TRX 14TH RECIMERT.—We learn that the cause of been to io,.p. ct the clash:111r1 on the eastern stations
CA9IO tr. Weymouth Pier in a carriage between six and
some amount of troub!rs with soldiers nominally
seven thence drieltinigeoff. irottede ietsil: to Portland. It had
belonging to tiik regiment I as been traced to a greet
many folios/A who have fraudulently euliated in the co ;sub. 'ulterdigfrtnts to tit: teaslisr up- d kid tlritioyuml do u inspectico oh e
14th, having dears ted from their own regiment after round from Warbsrrow, and Joni aix P.m. tiii suiLireinig
earning • bad character, and thee are the men who drove to the pier in Mr. timitn's (B nul stro-t) carriage'.
get about fighting and nth Twise disgracing their cloth. llis at oirulrauknrch..wriaerivneotta,tpthertrizrd.tndnolid.Rodißapapet,.nr,cds
Of course moving to • new place unsettles the men a gatie lh',
little, and we are not blind to the many temptations almost 505 i ideity an he tad Come. He May accompant ill
by C .tv ale May. R.N., command, r of coastriard, an t Mr.
put in the way of the men who visit certaic houses • Se.weli district iwymitst.r. is W' nship the Mayor of
but it is to be hoped that when the fraudulent enlisters'
w E 1 Y11)1 tb had been called-.
to liPorthild that dey to bold
are got rid of and the recruits drilled a little more
two inquests ; but in feet the suddenness of H.R.H. 111
the regiment will earn a distinctly good character here. ' arrival was such that no one could have a chance to wait
Perhaps the officers will have to make enquiry as to on him. On Tuesday he had to insrect ths Portland and
what parts should be placed "out of bounds." ' Wisstern stations of coastguard. The Prints, •Duke• Admiral
LOCAL BOARD MXVTIXO.—The first meeting after ir;nperiiitendeut of Reserves on Monday evening enter-
the election was held on Thursday evening last, when
all were present except Mr. Jos. Hodder, unwell. Mined at dinner on board t' e Live,' the heads of the
various naval and military cstateiehruenla Next day
IL itil. resumed his work of inspeciing the 2 lastauard
The newly-sleeted Members qualified, under the eet of Weymouth. In the trimly
chairmanship of Mr. R. Pearce, who was again Ltatltons,titlians tho
t fortune'sew Well, I king over the terrible
reelected chairman, this being his third_year of office I,;:st Bay, ()thief officeer Colwill,°°with eight Men, were
consecutively. We congratulate the brd on re. waiting in their smartest ef uniforms. the C.O. wearing
electing Mr. Pearce, who's distinct and genuine dia Baltic and Crimean medals, including eel with the
improvement of the access for foot passengers to
Fortune's Well meets and accommodates Pei '
eatrians
the flak', sea lATY. drove up Fortune's W-ll.atreet. to
fiTpecil calez,c,lhnieu.tdter. Duke, with wainilic,,C.aphtaiLitedMitasy,
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go on with this Inproveniest work atm* nag /NW its look-out ever turned to the tansalin,