The Express.
London, England, 1855-08-31 00:00:00

SHOCKING ACCIDENT AT PEEL GREEN.

An inquest was held by W. B. Rutter, &q., one
of the coronen for the county of Lancaster, on the body of
Margaret Ellen Paton, a girl three years old, daughter of
Mr. Paton, of lams' end earning on business xi a skinner,
et Manchester, who had been thrown from a vehicle which
her mother was driving, and killed slant instantly.
Betty Wood, the ant witness, said her house was almost'
opposite the Waggon and Horses publie-house, Peel Grego,
and whilst standing at her door about ten o'clock on Tues-
day night, she heard a vehicle coming bout towards Man-
chester at great speed. It was a drag, and when she first
saw it the hors* made a sharp turn to go into the
Waggon sad Hones stable-yard. Immediately the tern
had been made she heard a scream, and on going to see
what was the cause of it she saw the deceased lying on the
ground. The father and mother bed also both apparently
been thrown out of the vehicle, and wen lying on the
ground. The horse and dreg were then studio, further
up the yard, and she did not perceive that either of them
had been injured. The child was taken into a cottage, and
Mr. Guest, surgeon, was sent for, bet the child died is a
short time afterwards. It was a clear, moonlight night,
and witness could see, as the vehicle approached, that Mrs
Paton was driving, and that Mr. Paton bed the child upon
his knee. She could not say if the horse was running away,
but it might have been, judging from the speed. Mr. Paton
had been in the habit of stopping there with his horse and
drag. Could not say how the parties came to be throws
out, but there was a large stone at the entrance of the yard
against which one wheel of the vehicle had probably come
in contact. There was • mark on the stone, as if such
had been the clue. Both Mr. and Mrs. Paton were tipsy.
Thomas Bentley, who resides nut door to the Waggon
and Hones, corroborated most of the evidence of Mrs.
Wood, having been at his own don as the vehicle
approached, and ran to the spot at the same time. The
child screamed before the vehicle was overturned, through
fright. He assisted to carry Mn. Paton into the Wilgus
and Horses, having found her lying near the child in a
state of insensibility. Mr. Paton was also taken up insen-
sible, bet both soon recovered. Both were intoxicated.
Witness knew them both, and bad seen Mrs. Paton drive
frequently.
Robert Lomas, another witness, spoke to the leading
teem . _

The coroner asked if there was any other witness,
observing that the case might become one of a ',How
character to the parents of deceased, if the evidence could
not be earned farther. They were proved to kau been in a
state is which they ware not capable of taking ears of a horse,
and if the jury should be of opinion that the accident was
from furious driving, it might be a question whether they
would not have to dad a verdict of manslaughter.
Mr. James Yarwood, wheelwright, one cf the juror', here
volunteered his evidence, which was to the effset that be
had kaewn Mr. and Mrs. Pawn for some mouths, and bad
seen the horse and drag pas the Waggon and Horses two or
three thins a week. The horse was a very hard•monthed
auinial, and witness bad seen it turn into the inn yard
several times, when Mr. Paton had done all in his power to
prevent it. Three or four wicks since he saw Mr. Pawn's
man-servast driving the horse, and it was galloping, not
withstanding every effort of the man to radiate it.
The jury, after a short consultation, found a verdict of
" Aeddeatal death."