The National Register.
London, England, 1818-09-14 00:00:00

CORONER'S LVQ UESTS.

An bluest was held on Tuesday, before Mr. tinwin ths
Cocut.rt,Gn 11.. e hotly of the late rh.illes Grata, 1:9 of G:•o•rl
1(0411, Mile l',llll, whose death was reeasiefted by the nrei-
dent 41 going 011 LA 4 spring gun in his own gat den on Solidity
week. •

It appeared that on Sunday week, between eleven and
t %%rive n'e:ock at night, the deceased was alarmed by the vx.-
lcat king of 11 New foninllanol dog, which induced hbn to
go into the garden, xi:vetting 'hat ROME prr‘Cll3 %% ei e in tl•c
xict or rubbery, as various depredatiois had before been corn.
milted there. In order to nalk with the greatest silence, '
quitted the grind walk and proceeded close to the gat
wall, where limit unhappily, tln•nnth fnrgetfnlnes•, he hot!'
on the sire of n spring gnu, inst.tolly scut off. its;,l
lodged several bullets iii his thigh feeling liiiiiielf woinaeri,
though then itticonscieus or pain, he called out " Help, help
his man servant, isuniedi,itely rase to hi, ei.kistalice, and with
his inpport reached the parlour. Die, 6rant Laid hint-elf
swim A Fora, nod directed that Mr. liarkuuss, his sorgew..
alfbnltl besent tUr.

John Kit kites*, P.q. aser.ro.— " Cln receiving the melan-
chuly intelligenre, I ;Mewled with 01l possible ex - -
On viewing the woond, 1 thought it expedient to send fir
Sir Win. !Lizard. Before Sir William conic, I inspected the
Willlll4l, %%inch was on the exterior part of the right t hitt.
iiiiiitrdiately tinder the hip ; two of Ilu• wets perer
hle on the inside of the thigh, iuuurdiatrly under the
Within iii• hour Sir Win. Wizard aiii.e.l. 00 elmniioioig tie
‘‘,oo;tl, tat immediately proceeded to extract the inn balk
ri hieli lay under the surfoce of the inlet ior part of the thigh.
Ott pas‘isig a iliteclor down, we discovered another v.otiedl
still deeper, from es hich also another bullet was extreme'!.
On further examination. we 1...111,1 a 'north bullet yet di cper,
%iltt•li was also extracted." The. medical gentlemen then lid 4
the deceased tramptil and free from fever. The appear
seemed to have been las olttable at first, lint en Snitildi
it was discovered that mortification hal fakes. place, and.
between 12 and 1 teciock on Monde) morning the decease:lJ
bicathed his last.

Coroner here observed, that the mode of dential.~
plopessy by spring Aims had been considered by per,ons
eminent iu the law as highly exceptionable and illegal. Iti
the present instance, howeser, any uh.er yawn's of lltiM 114.
lure o ere tendered the less necessary, as the fleVeal‘l'il haul
fallen tl:c victim of his own unhappy precaution, and had
been Ilse only sufli•rer on the oreasion. It was pipe hoists..
Bible to view the transaction in any otlitr light than -that of atr
accident. The jttry immediately tuned a verdict of— A eci.
dental Death.

The dureased was an entilient broker, aid one of the fird
linguists of the day.
hitioisition n taken on Tuesday night before Mr. she'.
ton, Coroner, at the Peacock, in Whiteeross-street, Ct kyle.
gate, on the body of a fetnale, xe!to appeared to b. nbuot 39
yeora of age, who died in Crippicgate nalchhuust, 'der nan.o
unknown,

.Jr. CelivEsnp, of !co. 5, Whirecrossottrect, stated that Pe
was in the East India Company's service. On Nlottilay u 01114-
int', about four o'clock, he was alflft.o by the 'deicing cries
and groans of the deceased : lie got out of bed, and opened his
inflow, and saw the deceased sitting on the step I a doe' at
the corner of Beech-street. Ile called to J.Kels,
and told hint to pay attention to the deceased. kids. told :din
not to be so officious. The deceased coniirstied nitei in; dread-
ful screarrts,andsat in n &et& postiir,.r, euitiptaining ofii violent
Nits in her bowels, and requested the watchman to give her
some water. Kelsey told her to be off from there, and if she
wanted crater she might go to he pomp for it, but she must
go on' his beat. The deceased replied, "I have lost the use
of my limbs, and require assistance: pray give ine,water, for
my Olt oat is pi-ached.- Kelsey was going away, when he
called to him, and told him that lie was acting %cry is n,0.2,
and begged that he wr-vild pay proper attention to her. t'sv
that time a 111213 and woman Caine up, and lie (witness; look
some water from his room and carried it Isis night-clothes)
to the deceased. Kelsey swore an oath and walked ao
and never rent rned ai'terwards. Time Whiteeross.steset watch-
man, named Alum), C4lllB lip and rendered every assistance ;
he helped to carry the deceased to the watch-house, 14 here
she expired immediately epon her al rival.
Mr. Joseph Aildre..vs stated, that Kelsey, the watchman,
said to the deceased with an oath, "Yen ale able to walk it'
yen like," and wanted to get tier utf his heat ; and said, tic
wanted to have no trouble with her. lie told the watchman,
that she appeared almost in a dying state ; he replied, " She
most not, and shall not, make a d—il noise on my heat," and
insisted that -he should go away. He and the other persons
had some difficulty in restraining the Witbsblll:l 11'S vinlenet ,
and preventing him front assaulting the deceased by striking
her with his stave, bVeil!!!,c chic' did slot wall; Ed Ills bea;.__
Every illocution was raid be the watch-house keeper to the
deceased ; he sent fur brandy to give to her, but site was dead
belSre it arrived.

n.int corroborated the nbeve evidence. and said, that
she atzked the dece.eted tt here she lived, she nail iu Huluoni ;
she a•kcd her i*ltyllic left her friend*, and bile wade as

Mr. Langstaff, sorgeon, No. 2, New liasinghall.strcet,
stated, that he, was called to ettend the deeed,e(l on filowlay
morning. about cunt' o'clock ; upon his arrival at the watch.
house the deceased was quite dead. He bad since opmaed
the hody,ond found that she died o:'n bated cotlipl.titit. The
principal bowel, the colon, was contracted as touch as inu•sittle;
such cunt/action would cause the most exertiviatinz
There was no food in her stomach or hour/1%; she appeared to
have been a per of superior Owls iu society.
rointice.—l think the conduct of Krkey ought to he repre-
Settled to the Colllllliller of the Watch ; it %v.'s tint iiitty c%.
tremely negligent, but very i I
ninatt ; 1114 Ifircri(r2 in
if person in her situation camict he excuse,' ; isistraa of rye.
tiering her all the as.istatice iu his ;muse', he wa;;,;.,1 away,
!Caving her to die its the street for aught he cared.
The Jury's opinion iclative to the watelimall's conduct co.
kidded with the Cot 0110 ; they hoped McCain/nit:Le would
trot neglect to-ittvestigateit.
Verdict-I),eil of a bevel complaiot, by the .visitation td
Gati.

se:lniet the Bri.trd math, cm is way to town, was Ir. rm.
otncil on the off tide, near Nlarlhorough Forest. In the
inside t►rrc .' ,4nt pas.cngcm, including two children, and on the out-
side to, with the driver. Sonic ot the individuals sustained in ju ties
from braises, but no serious accidents oceurred lkyoncl thou end the
nigt oeca,:mn, d by such a disaster. The person iidin b.•
coachman alig:lted on his feet in an upright pri.iti,.ll; •
doubt, aas .csa..iont• • •,i• • buoyancy of the um', • .•
in over his head t.r
r, rm,l,•rim; his (I.' • -
of tug It•I 1:11 In. •

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