The Sun.
London, England, 1864-01-22 00:00:00

DEATH FROM WANT OF FOOD,

Yesterday Mr. William Payne held an inquest in the
board room of St. George the Martyr, Southwark, on the
body of Hugh Irvine, aged 40, whose death occurred under
the following circumstances :
Mary Warne said that she resided at Mr. Wall's lodging
house in Mint-street. About six months ago the deceased
came to lodge at the house, and, with the exception of two
nights, he had remained in the house and slept in a room
with ethers. He used to go out of a morning and return
about 12 o'clock. He complained on Friday morning of
having a bad cold, and said he was going to the workhouse
for relief. On Saturday he said that he had applied for re-
lief, but they would give him none. He said on Sunday
morning that ho had only 3d., and he asked her if Mr. Wall
would trust him the remainder of the amount of his bed.
She said she knew he would, and ho replied that ho knew
he should have something in the morning. He was then
sitting on a chair, and ho seemed as he came out to have the
rattle in his throat, and he died soon afterwards.
The Coroner asked whether the names of applicants were
taken down when they were refused relief?
Mr. Townsend, the relieving officer, said that every appli-
cant's name was entered on the books, and ho was certain,
knowing the man as hanging about the Mint, that he had
never made application for relief.
John White, a lodger at Mr. Wall's, said that he had
known the deceased for five months. Ho told his' wife in
his presence that he had been refused relief in tho work-
house. He did not know how ho got a living or where he
came from, but he said he had come from Boston.
Mr. Cooper, assistant to Mr. Townsend, confirmed the
previous evidence, and was satisfied that the de-eased had
not made application for relief, or his name would have
been on the liit.

Tho jury returned a verdict of " Death from want, acco
[orate(' by previous illness."

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