The Express.
London, England, 1852-09-02 00:00:00

MANSLAUGHTER AT LEEDS.

An inquest was held before John Blackburn, Esq.,
coroner, at the Leeds Court-house, on Wednesday, on view
of the body of Abraham Thresh, a labouring man, who met
with has death under the following circumstances On
Saturday last the deceased was working on the premises of
Mr. David Williamson, a farmer and innkeeper, redding at
a public-house called the " Dog and (lun Inn," York-road,
Leeds. Between four and tire o'clock in the afternoon,
while engaged iu forking corn upon a stack, he complained
that the stack was too high for him to throw the sheaves
up ; on bearing which complaint his master said to him,
"If thou cannot do it, come down, and some-
body else shall." The deceased at once came down
and asked for his wages. Mr. Williamson refused
to pay him for • piece of • day,!and some altercation
took place. Thresh said to his master, if he would not pay
him his wages, he would pay him—meaning, he would
fight him. They both walked off into an adjoining yard,
when Thrush repeated his demand, and put himself in a
fighting attitude, on seeing which his master went to a
stable • few yards distance, laid hold of a three-pronged
stable fork, called • grip, and with it struck the deceased
over the head, knocking him down. When the deceased
got up, he leaned his head against a wall for a short time,
and bled very much, after which he went into the public
house, washed himself, and after receiving his wage., and
drinking some beer, he went home. On reaching his own
house, about 2 hours afterwards, he several times put his
hand to his head and exclaimed, "Oh, my head--oh, my head;
I am done." His daughter washed his head, on which was
found a scalp wound, and put him to bed, when he became
perfectly insensible and speechless, and died on Sunday
afternoon. Medical aid was procured on Sunday morning,
and the usual remedies prescribed, but without success.
Mr. Foster, surgeon, who was ordered to make a post
marten examination of the body, said lie found about two
ounces of coagulated blood beneath the skull, just under
the scalp wound, which had flattened the brain, and caused
death. The cause of the injury, he said, must have been
either • blow or a violent fall ; and • blow from a stable
fork or grip was likely enough to produce the injury which
had caused the man'. death. The jury returned • verdict
of manvlaughter against David Williamson, the deceased's
master, and the coroner subsequently issued his warrant
committing him to Yerk Castle for trial on this charge at
the next lorkshire assizes.

THE NEW HOUSE llurt•.—A return to parliament
bu just been issued, showing the number of houses valued
at 2W. and upwards, the number of those who pay house
tax at 6d. and 9d. in the pound, with other information on
the same subject. In England and Wales there are 179,234
houses charged at Gd., and in Scotland 6,377. The amount
of duty in England and Wales is 200,182/. 19s. 2d., and in
Scotland 5.2881. I Is. 9.1., making 20.i,4711. 10s. lid., at fid.,
whilst at 9d. in the pound there are 252,213 houses in Eng•
land and Wales producing 463,2041. 4s. Bd., and in Scotland
21,095 houses at 38,3401. 17s. Id , making the 9d. duty
601,545/. is. 9d. The total amount of duty is stated at
707,0161. 12a. Bd. The return, which was obtained by Mr.
Ooulburn, contains the number of houses in some of the
principal towns rated at 101. and other sums.

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