The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1866-05-01 00:00:00

BWANAGL

biocurt—Another inquest was held on the 27th
inst., before the aoroser for Wareham and the Isle of
Purbeck, sad a jury (summoned under his direction
by the superintendent of polies), on the body of
Joseph flosaild, at Elemtoo quarries. The ocironer
met the jury at the house of the deeemed, where,
after the usual mil had been administered to the
Roo. George Hinds, ths foreman, and other jurors,
the body of deceased was viewed by all, and tie in-
quest at ones adjiurned to the Ship Hotel, Swami*.
The following witzenses were called and examined
by the coroner, who afterwards repiested the fore-
man and others as might wish to clo so, would Put
any other question, the Rev. G. V. Garland, James
Hicks, his servant, the .on of deceased, and Mr.
George Cotes Dogwood& surgeoo, gave evidence,
which established the following facts, viz,, that on
Tuesday last deceased had been attending as •
witness in some case beard before the county justices,
at the To cabal', Wareham. Afterwards, he and his
son left the Hieing San puldic-bouse, on the quay,
in • small donkey-cart, drawn by • mule. When •
little way over the bridge, on the south Wareham
causeway, deceased tipped over from the cart and
fell on hie heed to the ground. The ano, though by
his aide, never kuew that his father had fallen out,
till some man ran after the cart and ballad to him,
and with the help of two men, whom the Rev. G. V.
Goland, rector of Langton ldetravers, and one of
the magistrates, who was driving by in his carriage
at the time, sent to his help, they got deceased up
into the cart, when the son (Bonfield, jun.), drove
him slowly home by way of Kingston, at de-
ceased's own request, and through Corte Castle to
his cottage at Hereto., where he was attended by
Mr. G. Degamots., surgeon, whose opinion ass,
that the death which took place last Thursday
afternoon was caused by the injury to the spins.
which was fractured by the fall from the cart. The
jury gave a verdict of "Accidental death."
and said "We consider that the accident is,
clearly attributable to intoxicating drink, acid
the son of the demand is to be greatly censured
for not returning to Worsham at 000 s for medical
attendance> and especially for delaying upon the
road home In public-bonses at different plans. We
, hops that the son of the deceased will take warning
, from this whims event, and for the future observe
, sober and steady habits." Tim serener addressed stew
, words of imitable warning and caution to the
soh, a young moo, who appeared very much
I. het the painful oiroametanoss of the death
; of his tether. The Rev, G. V. Garland, as • clergy•
man and magistrate, a/wi made, (by permission of the
, coroner,) some vary excellent observations on the
, subject, and strongly appealed to those present to
, aid the magistrates in bringing about a better state
, of things titan at present exists. The Ray. G.
Hinds, the foreman, (on behalf of himself and jurors)
I also supplemented the coroner's remarks to the son
„ of deceased, the principal witness, sad addressed him
In • meaner for which the witnem appeared
• gratedhl. The coroner thanked the jury in the
name of the Queen and the country, and said
that every one concerned was much obliged Um the
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manner in which they had performed a vary painful
and disagreesble duty. Referring to this particular
inquest, and to the general principle it involves, we
cannot forbear expressing our entire nom:lemmas in
the remarks made by the Rev. G. V. Garland and the
foreman of the jury, and further mid, that some of
the painful end degrading ores which it is the lot of
magistrates to hear must be revolting to every
decent mind.