Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-08-17 00:00:00

THE LATE MR, WILLIAM DAVIE 94

An inquest on the body of this gentleman, who died very
suddenly at the Waterloo Hotel, Waterloo, on Friday
morning last, was held at the hotel on the following day.
before C. E. Driffield, Esq., the county coroner, when the
following evidence was given :—Thomas Price deposed
that he had lived as servant to the deceased for the last
four years. On Friday morning he went as was usual
and called deceased up at eight o'clock. Deceased desired
to be called again at a quarter before nine, Went again
to his room at that time, . and found him in bed quite
dead. His arms were folded across his breast. Gave
immediate, notice to the inmates of the hotel, and went to
Liverpool and intormed Mr. Bardswell of what had
occurred. Charles Bardswel', of Liverpool, attorney,
deposed. that he had been intimately acquainted with
the deceased for many years. On Monday mqrning last
he called on deceased at his office, as he was in the habit
of doing daily. Deceased complained of having suffered
a very severe attack during the previous night, which
had almost suffocated him, and he thought he should-,
never have got out of his bed again, and he was con-
vinced his heart was affected as his biother's was..
Witness endeavoured to remove this impression from his
mind, but deceased, putting his hand to his heart, said
" I know it is here. I wish you to make fey will as quickly ,
as possible." Witness prepared his willaccordingly. Jos:
Churton, surgeon, Waterlo ), deposed that he had known
the deceased for the last 18 months. At the request of,-
the relatives and friends of the deceased, he, and' Mr.
Adams of Waterloo, surgeon, made a nest moilem examine..
Lion of the body. The deceased has a complaint of the..
heart, which•had been orlong standing. It was of a very;
severe character known as ossification. This was beyond,
all doubt the cause of death. Mr. .lams, in answer to a
question from one of the jury, stated that he entirely con-
curred in the opinion of Mr. Churton ; and that he some
18 months ago had been consulted-day the deceased who •
complained of his heart, and that on examination he bad
fouad the pulsation to be irregular. 1-13 had no doubt
deceased died of ossification of the;beart. There could _be,
no two opinions on the subject. The Coroner said it was
wholly unnecessary to read over the evidence ;,-,,p.nd the-
jury at once returned a verdict of "Death from. disease..
of the heart."

SHERIFF'S 00liaT—SATurtm.Y.

EFORB MR. AT rORNEYrQBNBRAL BLISS, ck,.c.)

BURGLARY AT A FA :'..4410R5E. AT BoLp.--,Andreve
Toughmans (a Dutchman); and John Laug (an friala
youth), were indicted for a burglary at the farmh.otsse.of
Mr. James Hayes, farraeri residing near Bold. Lang
pleaded guilty. Mr. Ovens appeared for the prosecution.
The prisoner Toughrcans was undefendd. The chief
evidence again it him v.-as the tracing of his footsteps from
Hayes'S house to Burton, 'Wood chapel, where he was
apprehended, and the.finding upon hire ,of a ;stay-lace,
which was sworn to as having been previously lying in
Hayees yard. The jory (one-half foreigners) returned a
verdict of not guilty, and the prisoner was discharged.
Lang was sentenced to twelve months' imprise.n.snent.
BOR.GLARY AT VirAsTroica•—William Ke11y,.35, beat-
man, was indicted for a burglary at the beerhouse of Mr-
Jam as Massey, Vrestleigh, on the night of 26th May.
Me. Taylor appeared for the prosecution, au 1, the prisoner
was undefended., FO7 the defence it wB3 urged that,
though the priscn#r broke the windows of the house, it
was not a burglarious, but an accider,tal breaking, the •
prisoner „being desirous of getting ir,to the house tos
procure more liquor. The jury acquitted the prisoner.
GARROTTE ROLISRRT AT A SlTficiat• UN DER •L
Samuel Lingard, aged 19, Jonat'aiii Brierly, 21, anct
William IlroadbeaC, 21, labourers;. were indicted for
feloniously assaulting and roUolog Thomas Gee, at
Ashton-under-Lyne, on the nY.ght of the 24th May last..
Mr. Fearnley prosecuted, au d Alp Scott defended.. On
the night in, question, the 'prosecutor was assailed, on
going down. Mulberry-street, by the prisoners, , and
while Brierly held him by the neck, he was robbed. Gee
himself was drunk at the time, and was almost immediately
rendeaed.inseasible, but two police officers who came up
saw the prisoners, and Brierley wa3 chased and, appre-
; headcdsoon, afterwards, on the following. morning
Gee himself identified thy, prisoners as the men who
attackedaod robbed him* For the defence it. was con-
tended that the proseeaktor was too drunk to.know what
tookplaco; that' a qua fret might have occurred, between
Gee and'ille prisoners.;, that the violent conduct of the
latter might be attributable to this, and, that Gee had
previously been ip„ a, bro;hel, whore it was most likely the
robbery had really taken place. The whole of the
prisoners were found not guilty of robbery, but guilty of
;assault, with intent, Eze., accompanied by personal,
violence.—Sentence deferred.