The Express.
London, England, 1860-12-24 00:00:00

LONDON, MONDAY EVEN4NG, DECEMBER t '94,.. 1880. •

A MAN PARTLY DRYOUIED BY PIGS.

Ou Thursday au inquest was held at Upton gt.
Leosards, a village near Glotionter, on the body of an okl
mu, maned John Hrown who was found died is an orcherd
at that raise, on Tuesday afternoon, with his body mangled
by some pip which had gnawed away hie arm and put of
his oust. fhe following evislisare was felon:
George Umlaut stated-1 am prdewet and bailiff to
Charles Brooke Hunt, Esq., of Bowden-hail On Tuesday
efteniouu laat, about hilliest two is conecqueece of
eseitg the pqp collected in au orchard adjounng the burn
and sheds, and evidently playing with something, I went
to the spot, and saw the lastly of the doomed. I drove
the pip away, and afterwards examined the body. Le-
Loaded was lying upou his back, and his right arm wee ex.
traded rad hail be.. gnawed by Use pip, which bed ales
guawed his nose, the marks ou which were quite trash.
Inemeeed was dead and quite cold. His hat, a bag, •
handkerchief, a table knife, and a taw union were lying
near him. There is a footpath through the orchard ants
where he wee lying. I had know, dammed for ainerel
years, bat lied not sees him before on that day,—he was in
the habit of oconsicsally 'nagging in the parish, but I did
not know his name. Four pip were standing near the
body. By direction of Mr. Brooke Hunt, I and iliabard
Jones, in the presence of lair. Hunt, removed the body to
the Awe where it is now lyieg.
Witham Avery, labourer, of Upton Si. Le:iambi, "aid—
lam domeaed on Monday evening, about .1 o'clock near
lir. Archer's mill. He wee walking, and appeared very
tottering from old age. I asked him when he was going,
and he replied, "To my obi Weep," by which I under-
stood him to men emu °stile stalls about two fields front
were le was standing, and is which be slept all last win-
ter. lie supported himself chiefly by begging, but worked
a little in summer. I did not see him means until he was
bowel deal is the orchard. The footpath through the
ereherd was in the direction of the stalls. I did not know
where he OWN from, but I 'eked him if he had any food,
end he replied be bad SWAN.
Themes Brown, labourer, of Cultunbia-street., Gloucester,
deposed—Deeeseed is my father, and was 67 yews of age.
My mother lives at Begley, but is visiting me now. I saw my
father about three weeks ago. He left rue between lead d
etdock is the *veiling, and said he wee gong towards
Upton. He had • hag which I lent him. Ile had hie
per sail 1 gave him dd. He was Unmet unable to wet
sad putridly begged. He has trampedabout for 1003
years, and has had no settled home fur that sine, and hen
set lived with my mother. I boned mid Word p
Into the union workhouse fur the winter, sea
to do so.

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