The Express.
London, England, 1862-01-08 00:00:00

THE PATAL ACCIDENT IN 829. MARTINS
BALL.

Yesterday Mr. Bedford, coroner for Westminster,
Isran Inquest at King's College Hospital on the bodice
edthree mon who have died in that institution from the
girlse they received from the fall of the scaffold at St.
a Ball, on Friday last.
The Jury having been empannelled, proceeded to view the
Wise of the deceased, Patrick Cogito, Walter Sabey, and
Bielard Wood, and also that of • child named Rebecca
Sam nips weeks old, who was found dead in bed by her
isoliter, and on whom • separate inquest was to be held.
Mr. Bannon, of the firm of Boulton and Son, solicitors,
watched the ease on behalf of Mr. Stevens, the foreman,
who was on the scaffold when it fell, and who fortunately
saved his life by clinging to • rope. Mr. BMA, solicitor, at-
tended on behalf of Mr. Defries, of Honndsditch, who was
engird to put up the chandelier. Mr. Yallop and Mr.
Johnson solicitors, respectively represented the friends of
the deceased, Sabey and, Coglen. Mr. Flint, the manager
of St. Martin's-hall, was also present.
The Coroner, on his return with the jury, said he hoped
that better accommodathea would be provided when next
they met, for he etrudnly should not sttempt to go on
with the inquiry now.
The room was altogether a most uncomfortable place
for holding such an inquiry, and it was suggested by the
jury at the termination of the day's proessdiege that
the Vestry-room might be placed at the disposal. of the
COMM.
David Sabey, of No. 8, Pilman's-badMinge, Bi. Luke's, a
carpenter, identified the body ol his nephew, Walter Sabey,
aged 23, • carpenter.
Charlotte Wood identified the body of her hoe-
band, Richard Wood, of 14, loecelles-place,a gas-fitter,
aged 21.
Margaret Mayley, of No. 2, London Milkman-
eirestiLt. Luke's, identified the body of k Coglan,
aril • bricklayer's labourer.
Mt. Barr Brows, the house surgeon, deposed that
be mew the bodies of Ilse deceased, who bedlam brought
Mlle hospital on Friday between the,. and four in the
affimewoo. Wood won 4111•11, inewalble, Babey partially
isesmtble, and nenibla. Wised bad • breirea leg,
• halm us, becalm Ala selminplame of • broken bag.
Wow had • beellies to sad %braises pb s. Oashra lad •
broken Ina ludas eihs, end some Weds, to the 9Me.
The wad einsfilla mg awes were Val MOM the
patients. Woad otaisahl asontiba, died within
Wan-hour. Sala seblianed in the same ilia
mill five she 066 1111Milig, when he died. fled=
bee delirious about ballgcat seven in the evening, and
did &ma eight o'clock. Ws ano were seen by one elf
thieethignens. Wood diet arms are of the skull, whisk
boll WO examined dam dee& ahoy died from the sheds
seaseV4n the WI esell
ofiVisiariisa. In hie' ass
end the Lop wore iejured, oat ten
both hum pad shoe system eonsemmet
Ai Nodes Vow lot received. A poet exesdwities
had been les& is melt ease.
Henry Daniels, at No. 13. Salmon and Ball-courk_Bea-
bill.row, who had bees employed to erect the scaffold, wee
then said, sod having been tandoori by the asowor, dr
he was employed by Mr. Stevens, • else worker in
lMtheet to erect the maffeld Ilk MerldidedwiL Be
Seek Mr. 'a verbal inalesellens, end meepleted the
erestioe by Friday morning. Mr. SWIM was guestpart
but sat all the time, sad gave wastes some instructions.
&mem saw it when it was finished, and said be
Manua it would de emy well. The scaffold consisted of
do lA% tear esefighte end two " ledgers ." There were
19 WWI laid oral the poles, which were seven feet
tinier. Witmer obtained the materials from
Be. Mao, of 37, Milieu-street, Fort sweet. They were
siesta by him, Ceiba, the decease& and Hrggetta, who
000situsats _the seaffdaer. Stevens
WI him the orMid was to be masted for the
Milliel thaw the dr ',defiers. Witmer was not on
seseield ides It wen maspleted. Ho lei between ten
sad ekes, ad it hit jest after three. It ought to have
Imo Pad, or sit the fen who were on it. He would
tree gene
11l
ene es It allt Idght men, and would have em-
ias it Edo. Mr. evou told him there would not
be much weigh% and to oitoloutt it with cords instead of
poles, hot be had put up tsar upright poles for additional
=hon his owes ty, and Mr. Stevens ap-
oe it. Mr. Staems bid aid there would be three
or four men at work es IL Mere were seven men on it
when it fell. After the ass bed been brought to the ha-
pital witness saw that one el the poles, the ledger,
broken. (The pole woo here produced Wore the_ j" hid
Ory.)
The ledger might have broken with as.. snide. 1111, se
' otherwise he believed It would have borne as new men.
The beariuge were 9 ft. 6 in. between the u There
were 18 scaffold breeds on the ledger, 14 ft. to length and
la inch in Weasels.
Cross-examined by Mr. Yallop—Mr. Stamm saw the
ledgers, and said be thought they were reffieleat for the
=zilereetsd the poles because Sabey, the deceased's
thought that domed* were notof sufficient
Mr. did set Wilms to erect • scaffolding for four
mesons ally. He said there would be three or four per-
sons at work emit. The =Wading was not tested. Mr.
=wise was freemen al the ampraters, said he was
with it.
Haemesansined :by Mr. Bathes—The scaffold was com-
menced as the Monday. I have erected • great man loaf-
fold', but none like this. The poles had beenonce
before, to my knowledge, fee • b&idayed scaffold, and bid
then a greater weight to bum _
By the jury—lie did oat censider alas feet a long bearing.
At this stage of the
inquiry until Friday next, at 2 o'aleek„,
when the jury were bound over in the wend form.