The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1859-03-01 00:00:00

thrown out over the wall into a pr.len. We are
!nippy to aty the rev. geittlenuut eacipol unhurt
but Marks wow severely shaken, awl the hone touch
ikpiro I.

-Famia.—Siagoilar (am% —ln the Frome Police
Court, a few days ago, • man named Richard Parker
being brought up charged w,th stealing a great
coat and .ulier articles from Mr. office in
that town, Superintendent Simmers pr.iduced the
following letter, ii, a fumalu'ot handwriting, which lie
had rots:wed through the post thst nowniil4 :—'• Mr.
Summer*, sir, was at War, ### i## ster, yesterday, tliii
obl fortune toiler p. 61 that the .cit mid cap that is
lost from Mr. Duiii.'s office, is between the des's
and well, where the old hooks are kept." The
sergeant was inunediately despatched to Mr. I) 's
accoluululllOMl hy Mr. Iloon's clerk, the
owner of the oat, when to thu great joy of the
owner the supposed stolen property was (1)1111,1. it
is needless to say the poor fellow who had been
charged with the offence was immediately die.
charged.
The Ike. Ceorge Nugee, M.A., formerly curate
of Prime Selasssl, and some time curate of St.
Paulo, Kinglitebridge, under the Rev. W. .1. E.
Bennett, has been promoted ti the rectory of
Wiilley with Wymering, Hants, vacant by the
death of his brother, the late Ike. Andrew Nugee.
The benefice, which is in the gift of Mr. F. J.
Nugee, is valued at .1.67 s per
-

A MAGISTRATK Ilist:inv.—At the
close of the petty sessions at Kilmer*lim, Sower-
setshire, Robert Bray, who had been fined Is. and
c‘ista, for not having his name properly painted on
his cart, applied to the bench for a allilltlloll6 against
the then presiding magistrate, the Rev. T. It.
Juliffe, stating that the rev. gentleman's wagon had
just 'willed on the turnpike road, but his christian
and surname was not painted at full length as re•
quire(' by the statute, but merely the initials. .Ir.
Jolitre having taken down the applicant's statement.
said he would consent to the case being decided then
if Bray hail no objection, without a summons. The
evidence was then taken. and the rev. gentleman
tined Is. and costa, a similar fine to that of Bray's
brother. Bray receive(' half the tine, sixpence, and
retired apparently much pleased.

(lomat:Hag. Imporfaut Inquiry. —On featnelay
week, a respectable jury Wll4 empanelled by D. Albion',
Esq., on the body of Eli Way. An amount of interest
that has not been exceeded in this town for aome years
was manifested in the result of the inquiry, • report hay.
Mg got abroad that the death"( the child had been occa.
sinned by its taking cough mixture oliteineil mini the
shoe of Mr. Pearce, a highly respectable drugrbt. Mr.
Jolliffe WWI engaged to watch the proceedings.—Ann
Way sworn, depueed—l run the wife of John %Vey,
labourer, of this town. The deceased was my child, and
we...about six weeks old. The child had a cough and
cold, and I went to Mr. Pearoe's, &mot, and asked
him if he hail some medicine for a cough and cold. I
asked him for • fiennyworth, and he give it to in.. I
asked how I was to give it, and lie 'said 11l lr.qs twice a
day (night and morning). When I got lodine about 7
°Awl' out Fridey night, Febenary I Ith, I gave the child
about tan drops. The next morning. between 8 1111.19
o'clock, I gave the child ten drops inure. On Saturday
evening I toned the child got worse, and took it to Mr.
Webber. surgeon. I also took the bottle with inn con'
tensing the remainder of the mixture, which I hail at
Mr. Pearce's. Mr. Webber gave ine• powder to put into
two tehlespoonfuls of water. and to give it to the child
until he MIMI sick (but he did not say in what quantity at
a hint'.) After I gave him the newt dope he became sick
within ten minutes, and I continued to give the medi-
cine mail it had thrown up all. I did not find
the child better. On Sunday efteniiion I went again to
Mr. Webber, and whilied him to come up and see the
child, and lie directed me to bring it down to him. I
then carried the child down, and be gave me a bottle of
stuff. I was to give the child every two hours& teaspoon-
ful, and put a blister on it. chest. I .at up with it all
suieley night, and gavel he medicine every two
lieers according to orders. On Monday morning Mr.
Webber caine up and maw the child, and said it was
better, anti niight recover, but if it wan living on Tues.
day morning I was to have another bottle of medicine.
I sent for it, and he !mut it to me by my daughter, to
he given as before, • tempoonful every two hours. On
the same day, at 20 minutes before if he died. t'ross.
examined by Mr. Julliffe : a tall titan at Mr. I'l4ll'oo'A
supplied the medicine ; the amiistant, not Mr. Pearce.
The child had been suffering several day. severely. I
liii not give the child anything but the breast and food
before I went to Mr. Pearce .. I took the child to
Mr. Peerce's. I said I wanted it for a child
six weeks eld. I did not say it was for the child
that I had in my &MIL The bottle was labelled. He
asked me le,* old the child WIN I said is weeks old.
I gave the child three doses, and the last one was not
re than five drops. Mr. Webber took the bottle con•
taining the rest of the stuff, and asked me how much I
hail given the child. I told him I had not given more
than I was ordered ; but he said liatl given it too
much. He did not go out of my presence with the
bottle. Ile did not examine it. contents, or open the
bottle in my presence. The child took notice as
before, and did not close his eyes until 20 minute.
befurce 6, when it died. The child was, little drowsy
on Saturday night, after it took the medicine,
while I wan on my way to Mr. Webber's.
When I came home he orned his eyes. The child was
not drowsy before I took it away, nor after I returned.
Charles Harrie, sworn : I a an assistant at Mr.
Pearee's, druggist. I recollect the last witness coining
into our she'. one flay last week, and asking for a penny-
worth of cough mixture ; I believe it was on Friday. I
nut it up, and labelled the bottle with directions how to
give it. I don't recollect any further conversation.
Hail she said it was for • child only hilt weeks old, I
should have desired her not to have given the cough
mixture, but hare given it castor oil. That is our pm.
two for infants. The medicine supplied was a patent
medicine, but it is diluted one half. I have been
engaged in the drug husinews more than '.l) years. I
don't think there is anything in the mixture sold by
us in any way injurious. I have geld mimic of this mix'
tore, diluted, to several persons during the last fortnight
as • family medicine. John Webber, surgeon, sworn :
The deceased was brought to my surgery on Saturday
night last by the mother. It appeared to be suffering
from the effect.' of swallowing • narcotic poieon. The
proper remedies were prescribed, and directed to be
given to it by the mother, Mary Way. The child was
seen by iiiy assistant, but I did not use the child after-
wards. The remaining port of the medicine which
had been given by the mother, &nil obtained at Mr.
Pearce's, was delivered up to me (contained in a phial
bottle) when the child was finit brought to we; the
same I have now in my peseermion, sealed, which I
now produce. I don't know the ingredients. I know
no power of judging, nut knowing the ingredients.
eumetimes one drop of tincture of opium will cause
death in an infant of six weeks old. I imagine that a
prepsratimi of opium is in the mixture by its smell.--
prer ration called paregoric, in which opium is 1:1)11•
taints . lam of opinion that it is injurious to an infaut.
won't swear it does onitain opium. The effect 14
opium in an injurious quantity would bring on Cl/1110 iii
an infant; it would be within hours—a day would not
elapse for this to he produced. I cannot tell you if
three hours would be to elapse. This state of coma
would last longer than the time of bringing the child
from the ther's house to ley surgery. I cannot judge
how it was that the child was not in a state of coma,
either before or sifter. I cannot say the cause of its
death without • pal siemens examination. The child
hail no rattle or cough when it was brought to .me.
Cough and cold WV cause. which will naturally cause
death in intent'. I cannot nay that cough and cold
were not hue cause of death.- •The coroner and the jury,
atter arriving so far in inveatigating the case, nut being
able to come to &conclusion on the matter without aped
'Norte* examination, ordered the some to be executed
by G. F. Wills, Esq., allowing Messrs. Webber awl
surgeons, to be present On the execution of the
emu.. The inquest was adjourned until Weduesdee the
2.1ril instant, when each juryman was bound to appear
again under a penalty of 110. At one o'clock on 'l% ed-
nesday the jury reassembled to hear the result of the
post modem examination maile by Mr. G. F. Wills in
accordance with their order. The greatest interest con-
tinued to be manifested in the case. Mr. G. V. Wills,
~worn—At the request of the coroner and jury, on
Sunday ttttt rning last I made an examination of
the body of Eli Way, the deceased. Mr. Webber,
Mr. O. Jolliffe, and, Mr. John Joilliffe, surgeons, were
present. The holy was that of • well.nourished and
imelthy child. There was a mark of a recent
blister on the chest—no external marks of violence. I
»peeed the head, hut Ilia not Mel anything particular or
ionises.' there. In the chest I found 'reties of recent
inflammation of the lungs, especially in the right lung,
the substance of which had been very much iullained,
and had become hepatiseil. There had been • consider-
able inffaiumation of the smaller bronchial tubes ; the
other organs of time body seemed to be healthy. The
atainiecli was empty. I believe the cause of death to
bare been inflaiumation of the lungs. Mr. Jolliffe
'The disease must have been on for osserel days for the
lungs to have been hepatized. I believe the blister
muet have been applied under • chest affection, not for
poison. There were not any traces of poison; the
stomach was entirely empty. The opening it. eyes
proved it did not take • fatal dose. A child subject to
s cough and mild if taken into the air would become
drowsy; it is not the wisest plan to take • child out in
the air when suffering fries a cough and cold. No doubt
there was inflammation on the lungs on Sunday, which
was the cause of death. If the child lied taken such •
quantity of opium as to be injurious, the effect would
not have been delayed 24 I ra. Mr Welsher: Will you
tell 1110 by the smell of the contents whether the mixture
contains pkragorie or not A. I believe it smells like
syrup of tolu. I think • preparation of opium given to
• child so as to produce narcotism, would have an
injurious effect if that child was suffering (win a
bronchial affection. My opinion in that the child died
through inflammation of tl:e lungs ; if • child was taken
out into the open air suffering from a ceugh and cub!, it
would not become comatosesi, but, would beoonie heavy,
drowsy, or sleepy. I think one drop of tincture of
°Mein may produce dangerous syinlitoins, in a eeibi
suffering from bronchial affection, this cough mixture
has • smell in it of paregoric and tolu ; hut I cannot aay
it has imraguric in it. Verdict " Died from natural
mimes." The jury considered that Mr. Pearce and his
assistant were fully exonerated from all imputation.