The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-12-03 00:00:00

Al 4 OLD DRINKER DROWNID IN TEE
BACK WALT'S.

On Sudsy leek about • quarter Fudge eels* In the
scraping, • body wee towed dealing In the Beekweber
Des the Bridge. It wee found to be that el ii egoentaie
old mukdan aimed 'dined Thom, sad ea it were
the deestestg seal doter. but 60 =wog no ltfod
wog mesh dilignred, barbs bees it.. by crabs about
tho ayes .id in., bed thaw see was it Int takes
for brain, bat there de set appor to be any Mgr ef
videos is the deeseed. Urea who haa frogmen,
ewe mesh ansetise spas Warn by le drie/des
habits sad ended at ewer* ins snewed by hi
Andras ano teeth for kis s.post, sad hi lodpd
with Kra Bawdier, Aldease Torres, Oyer
warate Bud, bet had art bee at hose all day.
teeter eatielne meal that he bad bee to sews'
cibdligis.hoess, sad at last visited the (Seawater)
Ise. Memos ha loft 'boat 11•Vell &nee is
Saturday eight. Tbe wife of the landlord masted
ber beebread to is. Ids part of the wsy borne, sad lee
gas the deeesed retied the corner. Commercial Road,
aon-Weyesouthlan may be told, Adria the Saekorater,
and it le supposed that desisted, in his disease seta
reeled In. No secesy wet famed on hie.

TIM legrar
was held by H. Lock, isq., deputy 'arena, at ta
New Bride inn.
Km Umtata Bannister said she lived at Albion
caters, Cameral-road. and &owed lodged at the
hour. On Saturday moraine, attest bait-pest eight
she took ha •up of tee ;he was thee in bed. He
subsequently got up, and saki he was going to Preston.
He asked bar for ball-it-crown. She said "No, abs
wouldn't." He said he °mid not go to Preston without
mousy, sod she gave him is. She received money for
hie support from Ids sons in London. Hs then read •
seaway, and about 11 o'clock left the house, saying
"Geed bye," and that wee the last tints sits saw Min
Be intended going to Cattiatook to-day. He
had lodged at her house about three months and • fast-
night. During the last fortnight he bad bun given to
dftlt • mat deal. Hs corns home tipsy often ; and
this at week he had been most drouly in &Mk,
sad gaming home late at night. About two &stook on
Friday morning he MOO borne, and jut before 12 on
Friday night. On Thursday night he said he had hese
at the Duke of Cumberland. She thought b. was pest
efilyeare due. On Saturday morning he cried very
m l and said what a shame It was his Boa had not
sent the boot money." B. did not appear in low
spirits—only crying.
By the Foreman (Mr. Cook): He never went ant of
Me hones without saying "Good-by."—it tram his
habit. When he was not in drink he was very sedate
In his manner, and quits the gentlemen.
By • juror : Elbe always sat up for him at night Be
wag very childish in his ways. He had been an
organist, and his sons were in good tuitions in the
protrusion. They sent rs 5.. every 26th of the month
I. km husband for his maintenuen. lie would get up
In a morning at eight o'olook orally, and Pave break-
fast with them, and than be would reed to them.
Mr. Henry Eloper, landlord of the New Bridge Inn,
said the deceased same to his boas on Bards, evening
about halt.pest 11, and called for • glue of beer. Mu
Roper served him, and he .1.7.4 20 minutes or half an
hear. Before leaving he said " drink up my ale,
and than I shell go home." He emptied the glum and
left. In • minute he returned and asked his nearest
way home. He directed him, and went with him mud
the corner. It was very ark and reining. Left hint
going along WOOS by Mr. Betts's timber yard. He had
been drinang but essaied to walk ay :Ma There
sosaued no racilsiou tor any one to follow him. Wham
had ma him • great deal worms Saw no more of his
alive. On &today morning from his bedroom saw Kr.
Bailey pull him out of the Hesitater. Deemed was
always fell of "noosisal" ways, and it wise job to tell
when be was in drink. He had had drink adore dom-
ing to witness'. house. When be paid lei, tor the ale,
he said that wma every farthing be had. He wu very
awful indeed. He did not any where ke had bat
daring the day.
WMiam Bailey said he worked at Kr. Bette's saw
sill, and night and morning went over the Whaley
bele* as there was slot of Umber knocking about the
beakerster, to look atter it, On Sunday morning, east
half-past six, *boat 40 yards frees the north side, he
looked over the side sod sew "sonsetidag " The tide
was rag up • little. He weld not wit it we. Itaan.
Bel be get a heal and went out, and found it wee a
man luting bead downwards. Whoa he tweed him
over, dared newly went down altogether, but be
put
. • road him and taught him to lb. aid
i s
aid his brother to help him get the body ashore,
sad then found It was 111 r. Thorne. Hs woe quite dead.
They brought him to this house.
Dr. Hoary Thud said cm Sunday morning at sight
isle* be was sailed to see the declassed, and toned
him quite dead. He examined the body and found on
tbe left temple • esperilal lanai wound, sad
Lusatia& also OD the upper sod lower tide stab eye.
Also nuke on the sheiks below sash ea, if from
°rabbit's. The were quite soneleal with
death has drewidag. • frothy mums oozed from
the nese sad mouth; the teas was plaid, and lagers
sashed spa the palms of the hands. He ma have
bees dead mime boars: riper art* er death stiffesiag
bed easomearod. The state of the body was sesesistaint
oak his bag drowsed at sea the previews slight
The Corner said as &mit doesseed fell Into the
water sew atte Baum left ha, when II seemed h
mu My mar high wits,; but they hod a widow
as to hew be pi them, and be suppesed they would
in • add of " laud Drowned"—This the buy
MAL

AMOUR ASI3 &LPL —On Saturday
last, eat two wee in the employ of W. Parmiter, Ssq ,
oe the Court 8e..., wore aang tangos in the Park
width the bows Maeda, • large mit eight or Dia:
bast M aurctuddrenoe, fell with • tremeadoes wash
wow the earl. It seems the men were Weida( the
turnips bath the oath to some gime, whim some dry
sprigs fall* from the it.., frightened the h 0,..; on.
et the men ran to Its head to held it„when,to on Instant,
tbey discovered the tree wee Wing, and theme it was
poseble to get away it fell threes the sort, smash's% it
to pith's. and driving the of the wheels deep Into the
earth. The horse was boosted down, sad II woe ogre-
ethics that both horse and num were not killed, m the
body al the tree fell wlthisa • foot at them. The other
mum, who Jumped from es" waa also leaked doe.
* the breathe". Ms hone after being extricated from
V. perilous position, waa found sot to be much Injured
sad the sea were able to prooped with their work,af ter
reemrbag from the fright and shaking. It was very
fortaathethet on.. el the sheep were killed, as they
wended behind the eart.