The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1821-07-25 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUEST.

SHOCKING MURDER.
Monday treeing, at seven o'clock, au Inneheition, which
lasted several hours, was taken in the Board-room of Guy's
Hospital, before Thomas Shelton, Erin. Coroner for Loodo•
and &mitten' k, on view of the body of John slatbewa,
aged 45. The deceased was au eugineer is the employ of
Mr. Rudder, mustard manufact ever, at Lambeth-butts, where
he hail worked nearly for the last four year. ; be and his
workmate had a holiday on Thursday lasi, in boomer of the
Coronation, which they spent in regaling mid amusing them-
eels.. iu the niu'l b.trmmiiuus 111:131114 r. On the folio* Mg
morning, white at work, they were visited by some ac-
quaintance., with whom they repaired to the alga of the
Bull's Head, close by, whine they remained driuktog fur •
considerable time, and discassieg on the proceedings of (be pre.
ceding day. lis the coarse of conversatiou a warm argument
armee between the deceased and • fellow-wiwksoaa, named
David Thomas, comrreisg the King and Queen—the former
took the part of the King, and the Wier that of the Queen.
High and angry words passed reciprocally, but there were
ma blows: the debate was soon dissolved by the appearance
of Mr. Jones, the foreman, who summoned them to their
work ; the mandate was of course obeyed, and each resumed
his due station. About six o'clock in the evening the de-
ceased came down stairs from where he had been at work,
and honked at the clock, as if to learn the hirer, when
Thome., who bad been at work &distrust, west towards
him; the deceased presently departed to the farther end of
the premises toward the moll, seemingly desirous to avoid
the intruder, but without 'Wee, as he followed him; they
were observed talking together, apparently in • composed
issaasier, but what they said could nut be beard, owing to
the noise of the mill. 'Ebonies. went out, and soon after
returned with • put of porter, which he banded to the de-
ceased, who almost immediately after was heard crying out,
" Mulder! murder! I am stabbed!" The foreman instantly
rushed forward and seized Thomas. The deceased depart-
ed, seemingly hurt, holding his hands to the tower part
of his belly, and inclining forward. At that instant
• pen-knife was seen to the right bawl of the assassin hot it
could not be afterwards found, and oat his being asked what
he had been doing he desired several times to be enlarged,
which was at length done, and be went out of the memismi,
but soon afterwards returned and asked in as angry tone
several tenses for his knife, epos which, after s good deal of
resistance he was termed, and given in charge so Moth
• constable, who by this time had arrived. The deceased
was then searched for, and found at his own house out
far distant, haying a large portion of his intestines
protruding through, • wound about three inch,. in
length, tau the lower part of his belly, ever the groin.
Mr. James Young, a surgeon, soon after attended, and
advised that be should be conveyed to an hospital, which was
doom, and 011 hi. arrival at the establishment, the intestiees
obi. h protruded were returned, and the • uu itel die ailed by Mr.
Mosey, one of the Surgeons The intestines were not rup.
lured, but the outer cover was. Every thing that was eousi.
deied necessary was done for the deceased, but he lingered
audit abort three o'clock on S lay morning, when he ex-
pered. His death, in the opinions of the Medical Gaistlesnen,
was caused by inflammation and the general shuck which the
system hail received from the nuientl, He was perfectly col.
heed up to his death, and said that Thomas had stabbed
him with a knife is the belly ',Wee he was in the act of
de baking the porter.
Verdict—Wilful Murder against Dorid Thomas.

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