The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1826-01-18 00:00:00

CORONERS' INQUICATS.

MELANCHOLY DEATH Or Mn. $/ MOM 110IFTA6.—On Mon-
day evening ian adjourned inquisition was resumed from Friday
lair, before THOMAS 11100 a, Esq.. Deputy Coroner, at the Light
llorse„ia Orange-court, Leicester-square, on the body of Ir.
:Simon Dohag, a respectable elderly gentleman belonging to the
French Chapel in Spring.gartlens, who was unfortunately killed by
a home, . .

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Mr. Thomas Rnbergale, of Coventry-street, optician, stated
that, about two o'clock on Monday afternoon, he was in Coekspur-
street, nearly opposite Farrance's (the pastry-cook's), and heard a
butcher's young man, who was on horseback, call out as he was
riding towards Charing.crovs. The deceased appeared to be croes-
ingobliquely front-the Union Club house towards Mr. Farrsnce's.
The horse was proceeding at a moderate rate, a canter, about the
middle of the road, and from seven to eight yards from the de-
ceased ; several carriages and people on horseback were near; the
deceased did not appear to hear the call ; the butcher as be ap.
ptoached the deceased gentleman called nut again, this was just as
be ran against hint, who continued in the same direction. The horse
having forced the deceased down, the matt pulled up. got off the
animal, and assisted in carrying the deceased to a —rotor's. He
seemed quite insensible, and blood etas perceived from the back
part of his head. The deceased at either of the several calls did not
halt round, but regularly pursued his way.
Dennis Hughes, of Wood-street, Westminster, deposed to see.
log the deceived muting the road ; did not Imo+ which way he
was going. Heard the butcher cry out " Hoy !" At that mo-
ment the horse knocked down the deceased. lie was taken imme-
diately to a doc'or's in Spring-gardens. these the deceased
appeared to recover a little, stud he wished to go hame, and that
lie lived at the French Chapel, in Spring-gardens. The deceased,
however, was conveyed to St. Martin's watch-house. He was very
violent, and had several falls in the street.
Richard Henderson, of St. Anne's-court, Dean-street, Soho.
square. saw the butcher riding along Cockspur-street ; he was go-
ing a fast trot. On hearing the people cry out, he looked round,
and saw the deceased fall ; he was in the middle of the carriage.
toad, opposite to Mr. learrancee. The butcher stopped, and as-
sisted io csrryirg the deceased to Mr. Finchain's, the surgeon.
The deceased's bead was there bandaged. lie was taken to the
watchhottee, and afterwards to S!. Manin's workhouse. The
home was rather restless when In Spring-gardens.
Dlr. Thomas Howe, of Oxendon-ntreet, surgeon, attended the
deceased gentleman in the sick ward in St. Martin's workhouse ; at
that time he was in a state of itieeosibility. On exemination, he
found a contueed wound on the back part of the head ; he did
every thing that was proper, and deceased remained in the same
state during the evening. The nest day he seemed Somewhat
better, and aranveted several stiestinnsquite rational; he continued
la much the sante state till Wednesday night, when he became
worse, anti all the symptoms of violent concussion of the brain
came nn. On Thursday he had several epileptic tits, and died in
Ole of them that evening. There was some injury to the lungs,
bat the cause of his death was the hart he received in his head.
This closed the evidence, when the Coroner, in gumming up,
acid that the ease turned on the testimony of Mr. Rubergnle.
Foot-passengers have as much right to cross the streets as horse-
men have to proceed along the carriage-road, and they should as
comouxlate each other as far as practicable. If the Jury were of
opinion that the butcher, in calling out. considered he had given
sufficient warning, and that if the deceased did not attend to it he
must abiue by the enneequenem of being rode over--although It
was evident the deceased eat nut hear nor see him, and the butcher
did not avoid the deceased man—then the offence would amount to
manslaughter, the act being extremely unlawful, although not ex.
,esailegtesexpeessaselice. If, on the rontrary, the Jury considered
`thal elee 'butcher rode with doe care, anti, by misfortune only,
caused the death of the man, then the verdict must consequently
be accidental death, and the horse become forfeited to the King,
but redeemable on the payment of the deodand assessed by the
Jury, in which case moderation might be expected, as the horse
- not vicious, nor - proved that the owner of it was to