The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-10-07 00:00:00

(who was very suited and gars ids evidence in a very
maoner) deposed: It was my van la
think the deosseod was riding. I go from WinfritL
to Dorchester and bash every Wards, with onshore.
and voo. I left Dcwoheeter about fonr o'clock Ott
afternoon. I had sight or nine pa...agora Inside and
one milting with me In the frost of the •an. I had
prooserfad shoot a quarter of • mils from the tornplk•
gat. and was on the soar aide of the road, lamag
plant, of room fore person to pan on the off aide. A
periondllrlsg Mr. Yayo's waggeo drove into my vao,
and the wheel' of ht. waggon struck my bind off wheel
Ink and then the off wheel In front, end drove my
bates Into the hook. god the van was upset. Mr.
Mayo's v• .goon went or. a Mae way and than 'topped.
My van fr'l over.'. the off side, and the off shaft sod
the lure-table worn broken, and the ham.. damaged
end teed. Gisler. I took the bons out, and the people
got out of the waggou Me. Bassombs, a thatcher, of
Bururt.•• • Pelaterr, vs. Injured and I at lint
tborrgat that he was den& Mrs. Payne appeared to be
dead, and I remarked It to one of th• parangur• She
looked very pale. Tha parisegen were thrown all
further. 1 had two di-gallos casks of ale Inside
the van aader the ..it. I did not hear the waggon
Doming. When the vast was strnek I pulled the off rein
as hard as I could to keep the van In the middle of the
road. George Tocp was sitting In the front with me.
By the Foreroao : B•fore being sktl•• we sOre
logging along quietly. When gtruok I pulled the off rein
as bard as I *mild. I have rests all raund the waggon
and one across behind. _

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George Toot deposed: I lin at Winfrith and am a
labourer for Mr.-Randall. I was riding in the front of
Burt's van, on the neer aide. When the van was
streak we were sowing down the bill towards tide
boner. We were on the nut side of tbe road, and
broke road for the waggon to pus. We had heard
something owning. Their waggon Area oars on the
hind off wheel, and easing en to the front off wheel
threw Bart's horse Into the bank. Bart polled hie off
rein u bard as be mild and did hie best to keep the
bone out of the bank. Tbe shafts were broken off,
and the bores thrown down, but was DO*ll up again and
stood very quiet. The we, fell over on its offside. I
limped oat and pitied on ray legs all tight. I " shot
out" the hone Brat and thee helped out the passengers
from the van, thou that required help. I helped oat
the &owed. She war lying on her batik in the end
of the van and did not appear to have been moved an
lull. I did not see that anything Lad fallen on her.
Sit, breathed ones after I got her out. Her lips had
turned very purple.
By a Juror Site was lying on the off ride of the
tilt of the van. Slum did not %ppm, to be noised in
the least. _

—liary -Ann Blade woe the next witness and gm hes
evident* very olearly. She deposed: I am the wife
of George Blade, shepherd, end live et West Oheldos.
T was riding In Bort's van this afternoon. I was
silting *stood from the deeeseed, who wm behind ; 1
was about the talddle of the ,an on the left hand el&
There was osly one perm, between me and the di-
reseed. All at once we felt a "shook" and the van
tipped over. The demised fell over on the side of the
no. The hedge of the berrel grazed my aim and rolled
over on the deceased. • little boy In the van pulled
the barrel from off the deceased: She had her arse
arrows her stomach and the tenni WM oath, lower part
of bet perms. A jar also fell on the deoemed. After
she was taken oat some brandy was given her end she
brindled three lima On* of the passengers had the
brandy. Dessesse4 took two awall drops and appeued
to swallow it. Sl* was then found to he dead, and
removed to this house. I know nothing shout the
muse of the seeldent or who was panic, at the tins.
By • Juror: No ene of the paseensers fell on the
deos•sed, but 030 Of tbs.n WY, I believe Partly resting
on diseased. I do not know how many were In the
van.

-.14 the Ooroster : The waggon was no more than foil.
Robert Hurst was mit galled, and being asked by
th• Dormer, mid he wished to give evidence in this
Inquiry. Re was than sworn and deposed : Hive at
Ringatead, and am • labourer working for Mr. John
Mayo, at Nowell. I had charge of • home and
to go lute Dorehester sad bark for it; muter. Tra it
Dorchester about foot. °Work. I had some luggage In
my weasel. Besides myself I had my wife sad two
other womea In the waggon. When I tuned the mew
of the road elver paring the turnpike gate, my horse
took fright and Muted. I tried to poll it; hem Ina
it bard as I mold. as I saw Om via in front of ;
but I amid not pull It no, sad the whisk of my wawa
may have streak the of wheel of the van. Imw noth-
ing until I saw the van overturned. I did not feel the
leen shook, nor did the parsons with its There Is •
slight mark on my hied mar wheal. I had • jar of
mirite and • 01111 01 oil tom; Inmost, which were not
shifted. The women saw what had prised, end on*
of them said the •1111 was everMrmd and I stopped
my hart. The worms got out and weal bash. Treater,
another of Mr. Mayo's men, wee owning behind in,
and be told it. to remain with my hares for fear It
might start again. I have sever driven the horse
before on the road, but bad worked with it on the
farm. I ham never known it to start before.
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etalhe foreman : I led control of the horse wine It
By jurors: I don't believe my waggon Alma the vett
I did not feel any shoot..

By the Coronet: The born we anntanageabie. •
woman was walking on the road, and to avoid our
dytyfog over her, one of the 1.01131.11 In my mutton
pushed her out of the way sad eke fall into the ditch.
By a juror: I will not ewes: I did not strike the
van.

y the foreman: I should think I weak NO yards
before I meld pull sp.
Hunt's wife was here galled by the Coroner, bat not
sworn She made a statement smarming bar husband
U to his belief in not haying struck the ma, and that
the persons riding hi tho mum with her did not feel
the least jerk.
Dr. Braun sold: I was walled to Came this afternoon.
After magus round the corner from the turnpike gate
I came to the plus where the mei/lent bad happened.
I saw the poor woman lying on the bank on the richt
hand side of the road. She had be.. very carefully
laid on her bank with supporbi under her hoed. Bbe
wa• quite dead. Kr. and Miss Barnes were there and
very kindly allowed onto bring the body to the rectory.
I had her pissed on a plank—l think one of the
emceed erste of the van—and brought to the reetory.
I hays *sambaed the body externally. There is •
slight braise on the left temple. but it is dialealt to say
what Is the emu of death ; but (hi,. no doubt there
Is snakiest internal talon to Amount for it. The sea
falling oti her, the auk of being thrown our, sod
the probability of • peassogsr Imola( falls, as her,
would be sualaisat to amount for a vast amount sf
internal Injury. Ilhe is evidently • very old woman,
(but probably looking older than rho really is), and the
(sternal organs are no deabi week, and a sheik of
tide description weald hi all arrbit,be fatal Death
may he the regatta/ hating or of fainting,
sr may the remit of rapture. but I cannot irdl
positively without • pad amiss exuainatios.
The Deemer tiers asked Yr. John Kayo, who was
pressat, what sort of a horse It was, and be replied a
horse not likely to inn away, bat it woe vary"quick."
George Ilford :I am stationed at Po,haear. I
'satiated the dammed and found on Mr Ils. la wooer,
a box containing II rings, • spring-balmee, • knife, two
parses, and a scuff box. I cannot hear that she has
any Mends or relations.
The Dormer brielly summed op the @videos%
remarking that the same of the aseideat seemed to be
the woman walking in the road. To avoid running
over bar the man sewed to hue held a Mlle toe mar
the carrier's van. The first witness did not seem to be
stall clear on the matter.

--Ifr.-11-kWyc-• -ga;t; the 41v of the waggon an emelkeut
eliameter, and said he wee one of the steadiest mea to
his employ, and although not a outer he considered
him unite capable of having the *bergs of a bone.
The jury immediately reamed • verdict of
.. Accidental Death," and appended to their verdke
that they did not think there wee the least blame
attaching to the driver of Kr. Kayo's waggon.
At the 0000ladon of the inquiry Kr. Kayo very
kindly instructed Bart where to take his via to be
repaired and promised to defray the expense.

At the Wesleyan Chapel, on illanday evening. the
Boa. J. Ithadnime premised a very earnest and
impreeelve sermon hearing on the above melancholy
wasidant. Ho took as ids text the words "Prepare to
most thy God." Reforrieg to the melded Om preacher
cold "Little did that poor women last year think that
obe would be ogled away last night, and little do we
think that to-night may be last time we may all meet
together. To-alibi may be the last time that I may
be permitted to prowls to yea, sod I ergs you, my
brat, Si I love your very souls, to prepare for
another world. You are getting nearer and soarer to
death, sod so nester to Maven or to bell Bs &renal
that the Boa of ILIA will storm. He will some is His
glory, "sad all the Madre& of tics earth shall
wall bemuse of hiss." Yet who may abide His second
coming. Be prepared for this ectalng. You may be
called away when too lead expect it. Give up your
lives to God, to His work, to His Jervis's. Like ao
your minds to become Christ'. disoiplm, and you will
vet your reward by an eternal inheritance in the
Kingdom of Heave..." In oonolusion ths rev. Reath,-
man plaided earamtly with his hearses to give up dm
and the world. and to milk In that straight sod narrow
oath where there are but few trathliere, but which
would ultimately had them to everlasting glory.