The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-09-30 00:00:00

CORONERS' INQCEST.S.

On Thumlay the 21st. atrriskney. an inquest was hen on the
body ofJohn Willson, a small farina of that parish, who termi-
nated his existence under the following shocking circumstances:—
Miss Mary Day muted that she had known the deceased several
years. Ile had always conducted himself with propriety until the
beginning of March, when he was robbed of a sum of money at
Weil:Rect. In consequence of that loss, it was perceived that the
senses of the poor young man were impaired. Being locked up in a
menu et Waitdieet had a greater eff..et upon him mind than the loss
of his money. On Miss Day going to Ste him, his first que,tion
genertily tem,. "Are they cumin; to lock me up again ?"
John Tondinson deposed to being at Weinlieet market in Mardi
last, and finding the deceased in the Woolpack stable rather in
liquor, and very odd in his manner ; lie said they had swindled
him out of his mare, and Dicked his pocket of the money. On
the niorning rf the fatal deed, told witness his wife bad left him
and would nev,:r return, and wanted to poison all the children.

Iliehard Marlow, of Friskeey, s- id that on the morning in
question, about two o'clock, the wife of the deceased made her
escape front the house by jumping, out of a chamber window.
The deceassal told that on awaking out of slesp lie thought
some persons had got into the house, and were going to kill him
and his children. 319. dihred her husband some tea.
which he retused, declaring it was poison ; but to convince him to
the contrary. she drank it herself. Soon after the deceased asked
if Ills wife was dead, and appeared surprised when answered in the
negative.
Benjamin 31,f.-ton. constable of Friskner, stated, that about six
o'clock on Tuesday morning la,t, Mrs. St. Mafia% father rtquented
him to fetch the deceased's children out of the house, as lie was
afraid Winton might inju^e them in his deranged state. On wit-
ness's arrival at the house he called to Willson, who replied, "
have cut my throat." Deceased opened the door, when witness
observed that his throat was cut in a most dreadful manner, and
the floor was covered with blool. He expired in about a quarter
of an hour ufterwardr..—Verdict, • • I nsanity."—Stamihrti Armes.
At seven o'clock on Thursday night an inquest was held oti the
body of George Timor, Esq. before I'. Stirling, Esq., at the Dol-
phin, Tunbridge-street, Pentonville.
From die evidence it appeared that the deceased was 59 years of
age, and had for many years carried nn the business of a gold trim-
ming manufacturer in Shoreditch, bat had recently retired from
huntress. On Wednesday evening he had, accompanied by his
wife and another lady, token a ride in a four-wheelcd chaise over
the Regent's Park, ard was returning home down the New-road,
when the horse took fright at the barking of a dog which crossed
Iris path, and ran furiously away. Deceased could not stop the
horse, and the chaise was ultimately overturned, the ho.• e having
apparently beck bitten in the upper lip by the dog. Deceased was
taken up oeuseleta, and conveyed to the house of Mr. Deliver. a
surgeon, in J told-street. whose assistant proved that the skull was
fractured, end a considerable portion of (roamed bone was ex-
tracted. He died in a few minutes, and never spoke after the wet-
dent. Several of the Jurors, who were neighbeurs, spoke to the
general mischievous character of the dog aho t.ad frightened the
horse, and said it was not the first time by marl that he had been
the cause of acc;rlenta, though not of so serious a nature as the pre-
sent. The °weer of the dog was fetched, and, after repeated pre-
varications, said that he had sent it away by his son to be hung.
This not being satisfactory to tl:e Coroner or Jury, he was in-
formed that the dog must be produced, dead or alive, ore deedand
of Xll., which would be immediately ea forced, should he laid on the
animal. The dog not being fiwtheoming, a long discussion took
place amongst the Jury, and at length an adjournment till four
o'clock yesterday was agreed to.
Shortly after the Jury had reonwenibled yesterday, Ley, the
beadle, informed them they might have ocular proof that their ten-
tenc: upon the dog had been carried into execution, as his carcass
Was th"' in the haw. The cameo was then produced, and being
recognised as that of the animal which had occasioned the rnis.:liier,
The Jury exprtnned themselves satisfied, and returned a verdict
ofAreitlental Death.

The deceased was R highly reoyectable r-sor resident in Shore-
ditch, where he had formerly carried on business as n gold Ince trim-
nurseiiirer. and was. generally esteemed in the neighbourhood.
Mrs. Timor, who was nith hint at the time of the accident, Pus.
i
'lined eame very severe bruises, but is now n a fair we/ of re-
covery. Her husband's fate, of which the wa'' at Brit sun""! to
remain in Ignorance, has since been tended to 1-.:s. and she bears
theirg could
esvild with mote
been teiosteixtudperctethi.an under the circumstances attend.
It was said in the Jury ROM that the hone had been shot, en-