The Express.
London, England, 1866-09-10 00:00:00

THE BITRAORDIiv ART DEATH OP A

VOLUNTEER.

ADJOURNED INQUEBT.—(IIIII3 DAY.)
This morning, Mr. Richards, deputy coroner,
resumed ►t the Green Gate, City-road. the adjourned in-
vestigation into the circumstances under which Mr. Tom-
son Bradbury, aged 47, came to his death.
Mr. Edward Bradbury, solicitor, appeared on behalf of
the relatives of the decease/gentleman.

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CURRENT FMCS&
&mum.
Per Qr.
WHILT.
Fates, Sent, red, old 45 to 52
new 46 to 61
„ 1.)o. white, old 15 to 68
new 44 to 64
Norfolk and Lincoln
red, new
BAALST.

Since the Lot inquiry the deceased, who was a member
of Lord Truro's corps, 3rd Middlesex Artillery, was buried
with military honours in Abney-park, three volleys being
fired over his grave. The evidence taken on the last occa-
sion, though very voluminous, failed altogether to show
bow the unfortunate (gentleman came by the dreadful
injuries which caused his death. On the evening of
last Tuesday week he parted from Captain Warman,
of the 3rd htiddle•ex, at a quarter part 10 o'clock, quite
sober, but complaining of being a little ill. At 12
o'clock he was found by two policemen surrounded by
several persons in Tabernacle-waik, and apparently drunk.
He was taken to Old-street station, whence the next morn-
ing be was, by order of she police surgeon, sent to St.
Luke's workhouse, as delirium tremens was setting in.
There he erns put into the lunatic ward, and was placed
in the padded room. Then some marks of blows were first
perceived. Death took place on the Thursday night from
the injuries which had been received.
William Jerrold, assistant lunatic keeper at St. Luke's
workhouse, was re-called and again crass-examined by
Mr. Bradbury—The deceased was in the padded room on
the Wednesday night. None of the lunatics got at him.
Witness had got a half-crown from a gentleman whose
name he did not know (Mr. Jenkins), after he gave hie
evidence ou the last occasion. He did not say that the
money came from Dr. Harris ; he only said, " Here young
man, though you are a pauper you gave your evidence
honestly." Wetness washed the blood off deceased's ear
on Wednesday.
Mr. Jenkins was called by Mr. Bradbury and sworn.
He deposed that be practised as a qualified man, but was
not qualified. Ho had been in the case of a woman whose
death was a subject of inquiry. Dr. Harris made the poet-
mortem examination, and gave evidence honestly in wit-
ness's favour.
Mr. Bradbury—Did you give the last witness the half-
crown from Dr. Harris !
Witness—No. Dr. Harris is too honourable a man to
ask such a thing, and I would not do it if he had.
Mr. Bradbury—Then why did you give this stranger a
half-crown!
Witness—Because you called him a pauper so often I
thought it might come to your turn to be a pauper. I did
not always see you so well dressed as you are now. I said, I .
"If you area pauper you are honest." I did not say that
to you. Mr. Bradbury. Total ..,
Mr. Bradbury—l appeal to the coroner. It is not because
I take the part of my murdered brother that I am told that
I am not honest, or that I was a pauper.
The witness said that he did nothing but answer Mr.
Bradbury's question.
Dr. Hetman Charles Harris, medical officer to St. Luke's
workhouse, deposed that he saw the deceased on Wednes-
day week. He received a note from the head nurse that
deceased had been brought in by two policemen, and that
as they raid it was a case of approaching delirium tremens
he was placed in the padded room. Witness examined
him, and found a crepitating tumour on his head, and that
his arm had bruises on it. Jerrold told witness that de-
ceased's leg was injured, but witness said that
that had noting to do with his symptoms. Witnessgot
a second pillow and placed it under his head; gavedirections
that the door should be keptopen for the sake of coolness.
Saw him attain at S o'clock and next day at 12. Witness
had nothing to do with placing deceased in the padded
room but approved of it when it was done because he could
not roll off his bed, which was on the floor. There was not
sufficient light to injure the eyes, kc. On the Thursday,
when witness saw him a second time, and found him
breathing stertorously, he ordered his removal to the sick
ward and there cut off all his hair. The deceased smelt
of drink on the Wednesday. The post mestere examination
was made en Sunday week. There wss a tumour as large
as the palm of the hand on the parietal bone on the left
side of the head, and there was a deep discoloration ex-
tending downwards from it into the neck. The scalp was
not broken. Upon cutting into the tumour he found it to
be all blood. When he cleared away the blood he found a !
fracture, but no displacement of the bone. Upon removing ' .9tock on hand this day.. casks' 42,060 42,084 31,336 26,032
the skull he found a clot on the duns mater, and under , Delivery last week
that au enormous clot pressing on the brain. The blood Ditto Demist June 14.686 17,677 23,5.48 20,676
came from a break in the beginning of the jugular vein.: Arrival last week 1,221 2,684 1.056 304
The bones, he noticed, were very easily separated. They Ditto from Ist June ' meal 14.740 22,513 19,&-a
I a a. sB. s. e. d. a'sd. s d.
hail been badly nourished, from some cause, and were so I PriceY.C. on spot this day 42 43 '42 3 421 46 0 '45 36 6
brittle that he could not saw through the ribs without , Ditto Town last Friday
fracturing them. The heart was feeble, the liver was I - • - —•— —___ •,
Arrival for the week endhig 18th Septemberlast yearl,mB Mtn,
enormously enlarged, as was also the spleen. The and delivery 3484 ram.. The arrival last week compd../ 220
kidneys showed Bright's disease. Whimss found that ' &nth America, 64 other places ; total, Set casks.
deceased had suffered from softening of the brain. In ,
witness's judgment the cause of the fracture of the skull 1 METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARKET
was a fall on a flat surface. The cause of death was (THIS DAY.)
intense apoplexy., or effusion of blood. on the brain, con- ; 'We have a Lager supply of beasts, and the demand
sequent on the injury to the jugular foramen. The de- ' sluggish, consequently prices on the average are lower.
ceased had a severe injury en the right arm, and also on Sheep are also more plentiful and cannot all be sold, notwith-
his right knee. standing a disposition to take rather below our quotations.
Coroner—ls it possible that the deceased might have Good calves are by no means plentiful and command
been struck by a cab and turned round and thrown on his fully 'eke rates. Our foreign supply consists of 3,020
back, and so received the fracture of the skull! beasts -, 9,820 sheep ; 139 calves ; and 140 pigs. Scotland.
Witness—Auyone can form an opinion on that point as 35 beasts ; Ireland, 170 ; Norfolk and Suffolk, 70 ; and
well as I can. My idea was that he did not walk quietly, . 1,725 for the northern and Midland counties.
and received a push or blow and was thrown down. Per stone of 81bs. a d. ad. I Per stone of 81he a. it. a d
Mr. Bradbury—The witness Jerrold has sworn that de- ' Best Scots, Herefds. 66 5 8 Best Dm& ill.bdaSh 00 0
ceased was brought in at 10.30, and that you did not see Best Short-horns .. A 2 5 6 Best Long-wools
him till 1.30, and that then you only looked In at the Borned quit. beasts 40 4 4 Do. do. Shorn.... 00 0
door, and said, " Oh, the think will die out of him," and Calve°
Piga
went away without examining him. ' Best Dn. &Mt-brads e 0 6 4 Limbs
Witness—lt is not true. The witness has made slight Beasts at market, 5,024 ; sheep sad lambs, 25,410: salves, 164;
mistakes upon minor points. I DMA 560.
Mr. Bradbury—He is the man that has been compli-
mented for the honesty of his evidence and paid for BOROUGH HOP MARKET.-(THIS DAY.)
it too. , Messrs. Pattenden and Smith report about 500 pockets
The Coroner said that Dr. Harris could not be held to ' of the new growth of hops have arrived at market, and
have anything to do with that. ' find buyers at following prices :—Currency Mid and East
Mr. Bradbury—lf Jerrold swears that you did not see Dents, W. to 131. ; Weald of Kanto, 71. to 71. 10e. ;
deceased again on Wednesday, is that true! 1 Sussex, 71. to 71.105.
Witness—Certainly not. - - -- ---
In answer to other questions, the witness stated that he 1
s.,
1./EPARTICRE OT MOP-PICKERS. —(THIS DAT.)--
did not treat deceased for delirium tremens. Witness had •
received a card from eke medical gentlemenmorning of the Arta- One of the moat numerous companies of hop pickers that
lery .has left the metropolis for many years proceeded this
by the South Eastern, London and Brighton, and
the Corps He sent the only address
m to come. He did not postpone the post mortess exami-
nation till they came. He made it at the appointed hour. London, Chatham, and Dover railways to the hop grounds
of Kent, Surrey, and Sussex, tied in addition large num-
Mr. Yarrow, policesrurgeon said that he wished to
ben proceeded by steam boats to Gravesend. The con-
vindicate the conduct of the p'elicti. He therefore wished
tinuous wet weather compels the growers to have the crops
to ask Dr. Harris whether the existence of the factures
gathered with the least possible delay. It is estimated
of deceased's skull was consistent with deceased's being
that more than 1,200 proceeded by train from London-
able to walk and 'peak when at the police-station ?
Witness—The fracture would not have any effect per se, ; bridge terminus this morning.
ACCIDENT ON THE THIRD MANCHESTER RIFLE
the effusion of the blood (when it did take place) "would
cause the symptoms which ultimately set in. I RANGE.—An accident occurred tin this rifle range On
Mr. Yarrow said that if he mistook the result of such a Saturday last to Private Holt, of No. 9 company, Third
fracture as that described for delirium tremens he was Manchester Rifle Volunteers. Holt, with others, was
not fit to hold his rep emend
engaged in class firing, and whilst on his knee in the act
Some further evidence having been given the Coroner I of taking aim, the rifle of another volunteer who stood in
summed up. rear of him was accidentally discharged, the bullet passing
After a long dehiparstim the jury returned a verdict i through Holt's body. The regimental surgeon was in at-
" That deceased died from sanguiosons apoplexy eons,- teatime, end had thesuffeser removed with all speed to
quint upon a rupture of the jnular foremen and fracture . the Manchester Infirmary, where, on inquur7 last night. he
of theasatut but how the said rupture and the fracture , still linen in a precarious condition.--Manche ter Era-
were
there was no evidence to shrew -" and the , Warr.
Nry added that " they considered that no Urines was due I Gnair NORTHERS HOSPITAL, CALEDONIAN-ROAD,
to the police, to the workhouse people, Of to the medical lasi eow.--Igurabar of patients for the week ending
gentleman concerned in the own." . Sept. 8, 895, of which 2d3 were sew ream.

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CLUSIVE.

1966.