Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-04-13 00:00:00

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the basenf the skull, and everythir

sected the brain, and found it perfectly hbalthy. I
hi the chest, and examined the lungs ; there were

adhesions to•a very great extent on the ltz-ngsi7 these are
frequently the results of cold, of previous idiamations.

The. lungs were quite healthy. I opened thq bag con-
taining the heart, but there was nothing wrong there ;
the heart was
.perfectly healthy. I opened the abdomen
and examined the stomach very carefully. Its contained.
about a pint of thick dark fluid, which YI
have no doubt
ltel and port wine that had been given
-,m)tying it, I examined the coats of the
mach, to see if there was any corrosion' caused by
aeral poi Son, and there was not ; they were in a perfectly
filthy state. I examined the intestines and all were
•fectly healthy. The liver, gall, and kidneys were
rfectly so. What is your opinion as to the cause of
ath ? It is rather difficult to form an opinion; lam not
&position to form an opinion as to the cause of death.
) the Jury. I was not aware he was flogged'a day or two
fore. I did not see any marks on him prior to death.
Charles Hull, the-schoolmaster of the Akbar, was examined,
d said the deceased attended the school from the 19th
bruary, and he was a stupid sort of boy, but not very
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he pretended not to .now as much as he did;
progressed slightly, and was obedient, but not very
:tentive, lle feigned illness, or was ill all the time he
as there, at one time he would be lame, and at another
ot. I noticed that while moving about,.or in the school.
ne Sunday, on shore, he complained that he could not
ilk, as there were holes in his legs. I suspected lie was
lamming, but I did not examine his legs: On the morn-
s; he died he seemed paralysed. I saw him punished,
3 might be punished once or twice a week, and was con-
antly brought before the captain, and cautioned for hia
'mind. Cane was used on the hand- or breech as the
The trousers were. n®t taken down ;
'w. in his

►sense, his mate ; the cuts were more or les, according
the offence ; the bay was dirty in his habits, but said
could not help it, and principally.. from dirty habits he
ceived punishment from the boatswain ; he was last
anished on. Monday morning, the 4th April, by the boat-
rain; I think it was six cuts he got across the breech,
rithout his trousers being taken dewn ; he seemed well
nough in general health, and took:lAS. food well ; he was
'birched"' and deprived of his usual rations, and put ort
read an& water, but not frequently ; after the flogging he
d to be making fun of it, and made faces at the boys ;
and hislead felt cold. I thought

[lamming.

ands rather cold. Captain Fenvaiek (the master of the
tip) was with him then. He, was put in a warm bath after
tat, anti I was with him till about ten o'clock. He cor-
)borated the evidence of Dr. Roper as to the treatment the
oy. had - 1 after ti

receives. .turdoetor was caned to see him. The
atxmt eleven. There aro about 150 boys on board
qnd the principal part are from the gaols of Liverpool.
severely.treated as some boys! He said,
a one oecasion, when he, was "birched," that he did not
are for punishment. The health of the boys is very good on

'he-boy was not sc

s of boys bei

thout the

,sistance of the doctor. These boys wanted to get away
cint the ship, and weraturecl without the assistance of the

The Coroner said : It seemed to him that the captain
paid every attention to the deceased.
The witness said'.. there were no marks of violence on his
body when. put into,the hot bath by the captain and myself.
Surgeon Roper said, after hearing Mr. Hall's evidence,
he did not think the flogging had anything whatever to da
with the death.
Captain Fenwiek produced the cane that- the boy was
flogged with, and it N ras an ordinary cane that one coukt
buy for a halfpenny.
Mr. Edward Parker, surgeon of the Liverpool industrial
Schools, said the ckceased was formerly an inmate of that
establishment, and under my care in the Infirmary from June
to December; 185 J. He came to the Infirmary, as it was said
he could not take his food, but I could not detect any reasort
his loss of appetite, and he refused to take food until
himself to starvation, and I was. seriously appre—
,...... _ ___ would have died from starvation. I gavelim
ree or four raw eggs a day, mixed with. cinnamon water,
inssintruall;e4
prevent such a result. He took it in the belief it
as medicine. He was also sustained by beef tea.
lthough he refused all food that was. given to him, we
her boys at night; and anxious to get him to take food "It
laynwd
way
ye
to wasp prevent
etnh
te
shtaabrivtaot
if gettingon,
I
ipply other children with an extra.. Ile, ft‘,
:13:hlieesmfrasoraterthilit;
ci n 1„ to supply hies-
. his own way. After some time he began to take his
od, and in course of time ree _ overeclhis strength, and being
mleavehissidered able to
,
id he then affected to be lame,- but I could find no cause
it the lameness, and believed it to be feigned. After
>me time he vi- . .
Was disehar ed from the infirmary,
mount • the other boys. g .
The witness told some strange
dbot
nee es about the deceased, but being from hearsay the.
ury could not receive them as evidence.
the Jury thought there was evidence enough for them.ta-
;ome to a conclusion on the whole case.
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The Coroner then summed up, going through

evidence in a clear and comprehensive manner,
and left the question entirely to them. He did not think
the corporal punishment inflicted on the boy had anything
whatever to do with his death. He stated that the conduct
of Captain Fenwick was excellent and exemptary all through,
and that he was much to be admired for his kindness and
humanity to the boy. .

The y were oi the same opinion.
from Dr. Paris's
talons eases
actually
Dr. Roper quoted some c
book on "Assumed Diseases," where
able to feign death and faint.
t a tiTohne ojfula
;' the Coronrr and the jury,
pains and attention for the
they had taken in the case.
exiTyrlicesseßdehvis
tShisdnr Turner,to the Government Inspector,
da.tuonce found a vordiet—" Of died by the via.—
were then at sem:o'clock.
• The jury