The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-11-02 00:00:00

cono.v.rxs INQ C.ESTS.

parapet:l. Srtetpx.—Yesterday afternoon, en inquisitior.
was taken at the Rose and Crown, Church-street, King's-road.
Chelsea, before T. ST/lILING, Esq. Coroner for Middlesex.
on the body of James Conran, a prtvate of the 7th Regiment of
Hussars, who put a period to his existence under the following me-
lancholy circumstances :
Charles Edmonds, a private of the 7th fiegimer.t of Hussars, etc-
posed that he knew the deceased, who was in the same regiment.
(In Thursday, about tixo o'clock, witness was in the Five-lields,
Chelsea, when he heard the report of tire-arms ; on going to th::
spot, he found the deceased stretched on the ground, and a cabins
lying near him. The deceased was bleeding profusely from as
chest ; he was quite insensible, and appeared to be ex*ing • wi•-
ness, with assistance, Flomd the deceased on a shutter, and con-
veyed him to the York hospital, in the King's-road, Chelsea; the
deceased was 22 years of age, and bore a very good character in tit:
regiment.
COZIONER—Tiari the deceased any business with his arms in th.:
fields at that time

Witness—No ; at the time of the unfortunate act, the dee:wed
was off duty, and had nn ocemion fur arms.
By a Juror—flow many persons were there on the spot when you
first came up?
Witness—About four erfive persons:
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Francis Shearn, of Walley-stmt, Vauxhall-road, deposed. tau
on Wednesday, about two o'clock, he was paning through t'
Five Fields, when he observed the deceased walking -down a r.aree.
lane contiguous. Witness saw him frequently present his piece :
the birds which were eying about the hedges. lle (the (keen.
afterwards asked a boy. who was passing where the most bads err
to be found, on receiving an answer to whim the tieetes.-d wal:.•
away. Witness then proceeded on, but had not gone tar at ben •
heard the report of same arms, and directly ,jeer rt..ep
Witntis immediately ran to the spot, end perceiving the dicerrva
lying on the round weltering in his blond, did not stop, but pro-
ceeded to Colonel Peters, who lives in a cottage cicse by, aud toil
him that one of his regiment had shot himself.• ll'itness after.
wards returned, and assisted to put the deceased upon a shutter.
lie (witness) then wont about his business.
Ily a Juror-110w was the deceased lying when you arrived at
the spot ?
Witness—On his back, in the middle of the lane.

Cortorrra—Did the tleeeavAl he on the ground u if he had
stumbled on a hedge or buk ?
Witness—No; he was not near either.

S. .I.Stratioril, surgeon, 17, Uprter Enton-steeeta Pimliro, de-
posed, that on Wednesday, about I o'clock, he was sent for to at.
toad a man, who was statid to have shot himself. Witness went to
a small lane leading out of the Old King's-road, Fire-lields,
Chelsea. and there found the deceased I) ing on his back, with a
severe wound in his chest, which hail pvtetnyttil through him: the
deceased was bleeding profusely, and breathed with !Treat ;
the deceased was totally insensible, and appeared to be in an ex-
piring state; witness accompanied him to the York Hospital, *hero
further assistance ws*endered the unfortunate man, but he expired
about four o'clock, in the afternoon ; witnesa is convinced the
de-
cetsed's death was caused by the wound.

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Mrs. IlarrietesiAtlibrow, of Eaton-plate Pimlico, deposed that
k the deceased lod in her house. The it time witness saw him
was on Wedn ay, about twelve o'clock, when he left his lodging
and turned towards the Five Fields ; witness does not think he had
his arms with him at that time; he (the deceased) complained to
witness, before he left home, that he had a pain in the heart; wit-
ness, at the time, thought that the deceased appeared to be labour-
ing under a great depressiun of spirits; the deceased was a tine
man, about 2l or 23 years of age, and of very steady sober
habits; the deceased. a few days previous to his death, complained
to witness that he had received a kick from his horse on the back ;
he. however, appeared to have recovered from that accident.
Louisa Wybrow, daughter to the last witnea, on her oath, de-
posed, that she lives with her mother, in Eaton-street. Witr.evt
came from the country shout ten days ago, when the deceased was
lodging in her mother's house. On Sunday last the deceased ag.
peered to be very low-spirited, and took no food. On witness goes-
honing him, he said that he was greatly oppressed at the heart, aril
suffered much pain. In the morning the deceased loaded his car.
Line, which alarmed the witness. He fivemently, during Saturday
and Sunday, cried. " Oh. my father! I shall nceiT see you more."
COMONER—IIad he ever paid any attention to you ?
Witness.—Nut that I was aware or.
is letter was here produced, which was directed to Sergeant
' Clack, of the same regiment ; the words ran as follows t--
" Sergeant (dark-1 will he mach obliged to you, if you will
write to my father, and let him knew that I have committed ens
rash action through lore of a girl, who has made a fool of me since
I have been in London; and if you do, I !hull be obliged to you.
FateWal. 1 tkt adieu to all my comrades."
The Jury, after viewing the body, consulted about ten mintiest,
when they returned a verdict—" That the deceased destroyed him-
' self, being at the time in a fit of temporary insanity."
SIXCE LAO CAIIC OF SFlClDE.—Vegentay afternoon an it.
Fore
was held at the Blind fle;el,ear, in Whitechapol-road, be.
fore J. W. UNIT.' v, Esq., on view of the body of George Co./ill,
who put a period to his existence by hanging himself.
It appeared from the testimony of several witnesses, that the de-
ceased, who was an inmate of the Trinity Alms Houses, in Mil •
End Head, had, about twelve months since, got married to a wo.
man of 30 years of age, who was much addicted to drink, and whose
temper was very violent. Her conduct altogether had such an effen
on td:: deceased, as to drive him to the commitment of the fatal ea:.
(In Saturday morning he was found suspended by a cord from tt..-
1 bedstead. The following letter, which was directed byfthe deetaFed
to the Governors of the Alms Houses, was read by the COttAtef n.
the Jury.
GENTLE Kt ir,—You will parelou use in troubling you, bat ne •
cessity obliges me to unfold myself, and seek redoes, through you.
as I am in the greatest distress since the unhappy marriagethet
took place twelve months ago. I have had no comfort or peace a.
mind since, but latterly it is more than I can bear.—Aly wire gets
intoxicated, abuses and strikes me. and puts me in bodily fear. that
I am even afraid to stay in the house, and have not slept in it these
three nights. If you would have the goodness to suggest some
means for our lep:71111;441. I may be kept slew ,:a3s from the gra:4*.
1 I au., Gentlemen, your obedient humble servant,
G. COVILL.
The Jary returned a verdict of temporary derangemeot.

On inquiry yesterday at Queen's iVard, St. B:rtholomew
',lmpend, Mrs. Deyall, who was so ill-treated by her bus..
band on Saturday night in the Poultry. was not dead, tea
going on well. It now appears that the pistol was loadzd
with shot only..
A smuggling vessel was saptured last week in the Chan-
uci, by the Harrier and Pelorous, worth 8,0001.

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