The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-05-11 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUEST.

SFIOCIIIITO DEATH OT MI. £ANDY, THE SCULPTOR.-0I
Tuesday evening a highly respectable Jury were assembled at the
Black Horse Tavern, Haymarket, on the body of Alr. James
Cundy, aged 33 years, the eminent sculptor, who was unfortunately
killed, owing to the furious driving of a butcher's cart.
After the Jury had viewed the body, at the house of Mr. Pon.
sonby, in the Regent Circus, the following evidence was ad.
duced

Mr. Wm. Bewicke Lynn, of Parliament-street, surgeon, sworn.
—On Monday, the 24th of April last. I was sent for, with my
uncle, who is also a surgeon, about ten o'clock in the morning, to
attend the deceased ; we went immediately to the house of Mr.
Ponsonby. There was a very severe compound fracture of the left
leg. I attended him regularly twice • day until his death, on
Monday last. The symptoms went on well at first ; but about
the ninth day a change was perceived, and we called in Dr. War-
ren ; these symptoms were mitigated for • time, but returned with
increased violence, sud continued till he died. 1 am deddedly of
opinion with my uncle, that the injury done to his leg was the
cause of his death.
Mr. Joseph Cunily, of No. 14, Lower Belgrave.street. Pim.
lien, sworn,—The deceased was my brother. About three hours
after the occurrence I was with him ; lie told me he was riding on
horseback at a fast walk, up Regent-street, towards the County
Fire-otlice ; he was within three feet of the kirb-stone, opposite
Mr. I'onsonby's; *gentleman wail riding before, and a little a-hcad
was a butcher's c..rt, driven by a young man down the street on the
same side that witness's brother war, at a furious rate, and
deceased was obliged to put his horse on the pavement, or go to the
other side ; he attempted to go on the opposite side, when the
butcher actually directed his horse to the side where my brother
was going, and the shaft of the cart struck my brother's shin-bone
with such violence that it nearly knocked the horse down, and he
was thrown ; the road was quite clear. My deceased brother said,
that. while lying under his legs, the horse carefully avoided to in-
jure Kitt, and slowly moved away, walked to the stand of coaches '
in Piccadilly, then returned, and stopped at his master's feet. De-
cessed also told me, after the butcher had passed, that the gen.
demon who was riding a-head of him said he could have pulled up
if be had thought proper, and prevented the occurrence.

Mr. iVilliam Nichols, of No. 5.5. Lincoln's-inn-fields, Secre.
they of the Vernlam Club, sworn—l was passing the corner of
Piccadilly just after the occurrence. I noticed a butcher's boy in
his cart, in the act of pulling his horse, or keeping him steady. I
went to Mr. Cunly, who was on the ground, with his leg doubled
up. Mr. Cundy told me that he used his utmost endeavours to
avoid the butcher and cart.

Mr. Joseph William Thrupp, of No. 14, Dtike.street, Man-
chester-square, Solicitor, sworn —On the 26th or 27th of April last,
I sailed upon Mr. George l.eyburn. a carcass-butcher in Leaden.
hall-market, and in consegence of what passed between us, Mr.
Leyburn called up one of his men, named James Curtis, appa-
rently about 19 yearn of age. Mr. Leyhurn ti.ked him (Curtis),
to describe what occurred in Regent-street, on the 24th April
last; Curtis stated that lie hid been taking some meat to Messrs.
Swan and Edgar, is the Quadrant, and after leaving the meat
there, he was driving at a moderate rate down Regent-street. and
_Nat at he got below tile Circus, the cart came in contact with a
gentleman on horseback. He was in the middle of the highway,
and there was no carriage near him at the time. lie said his
usual rate was eight mile. an hour.

Juror—l presume It was some information you received that
cau,,d you to make the inquiry ?
Witness—Yes, I received it from the deceased's brother.
The Cornier (Mr. nen now addressed the Jury. It au evl-
' dent the injury which the deceased received occasioned his death,
through the neglect and cardessness of the butcher. In my opi.
Ilion, this ease Is a tit one to go before another tribunal; it may pos-
sibly be the means of preventing similar occurrences.
The Jury unanimously returned a verdict of Manslaughter
against John Curtis, the driver of the cart.
The Coroner then issued his warrant for the apprehension of the
prisoner, whom he ordered to be lodged in Newgate, and bound
over the witnesses to appear at the Sessions.