The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-08-27 00:00:00

NEL.INciroLY ACCIDENT.

Conownt's Isoursx.—Yesterday afternoon an inquest was
held at the liing's Head tavern, Hampstead-read, before 'f HOERR
STIRLING, Esq. Cemner. en the hotly of Mrs. Sarah Groves, an
elderly lady, lately residing in the Hampstead-road, who came to
her death under the following melancholy circumstances :
Mrs. Elizabeth HAver.pc.rt being sworn, deposed. that she is • wi-
dow, resisting at So. V. in the Hampstead-road, and is sister to the
deceased. who was 61 years of age, anti a resident at No. 2, Paget's-
place, New-road. The deccc-sed was a widow. The last time she
saw her was 'Wednesday night last, when she called at her house
at about 3, x o'clock in the eeri.ing. The deceased was very infirm, I
but never used a stick while she was walking, and always carried a
reticule on her ants whenever she went out. At about nine o'clock
in the evening witness heard that a lady had been run over by a
waggon in the Hampstead-real; and on proceeding to: r. Robin-
I son's, a surgeon, she discovered it to be her sister. Witness and I
I the deceased were en gts.d terms s 41: each °this, and she was*.
very sober woman, but was very deaf.
John Rend, of Adam's-road, Hampstead-rnad, being sworn,
deposed that on irednestlay night last, about eight o'clock. he
was in his shop when the accident happened. He heard a noise in
the street, which attracted his attention, and on looking out he saw
the deceased in the road, stooping to pick up the reticule, which
i was laying on the ground. While shc was thus engaged, a rubbish
waggon, which was loaded, passe: by, drawn by two hcrocs, and,
on arriving near the deceased, several persons called out to her
to get out of the way ; but she seemed to pay no attention, and she t
' was knocked down by the horses, and the wheels passed over her
body and legs. She was &ablated to Mr. Robinson's shop by several I
penains, and every assistance rots rendered, but she was quite dead.
The horses were going at a slow pace, and the earnrin was at the
right side of the road with his hors.s, and considers that he was not
Ito blame. Tile name painted on the waggon was " Thomas
3layeock, Regent's Park." The driver did not see the woman,
who was on the opposite side of the waggon.
Sarah Stephens, of Braok-street, New-road, deposed that she saw
the accident, and did not think the driver was to blame. The pee.
plc screamed enough to make the deceased hear, but she did not
get out of the way. Thinks she must have been hard of hearing.
31r. Robinson, surgeon, deposed that on Wednesday evening,
the deceased was brought to but house dreadfully injured, and in a
dying state ; she expired five minutes after she was brought in.
The following day
.he opened the chest, and he found a quantity
of blood in the cavity of the chest, and the lungs so full, that he
had no doubt but she died of suffocation, caused by the violence
with which the wheels passed over her chest. )lee legs were
broken, and otherwise considerably injury.
The Co•ox•• did not think that blame could be attribute) to
the driver.
The Jury returned a verdict of " Accidental Death."