The Sun.
London, England, 1862-03-27 00:00:00

THE DE4TIt 121, A COFFEE-HOUSE.

Yesterday Mr. G. S. Brent, deputy coroner for
West Middlesex, instituted an investigation at tho
Plasterers' Arms, Seymour-street, Euston• square,
into the circumstances attending the death of a man.
described as a respectably dressed and gentlemanly-
looking person, who died under the following circnm-
stances :—The deceased, in company with a gen-
teel ly-attired female,. engaged a sleeping apartment
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Thompson, M.R.C.S , 13, Crawley-street,
Saturday evening about 10 minutes to 7. I happened
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ran after me and said there was a gentleman ill in
minutes
in e
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before,
asincabedlled,*lthe deceased on
on the left side.
talicetietinmeet,.
the
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He was quite dead, and had een so about ten
minutes. He appeared to bsehleyhinaga
was informed he came. I thought it
past
tissaible
theto
position. There was a female there, with whom
call in the police to take the address of the female.
Ina post-mortem examination I found the heart
diseased, and believe that death was occasioned from
heart.
Maria Jane Riches said, she was a general ser-
vant, at Barrow's Coffee-house, Seymour-street. producedthe ex c excitement ema %I]
ur-street. On
Saturday evening, about 20
deceased gentleman, whom
came to the side door and asked
was with him. She took him u for a bed. A lady
itlucreausoefdthate
floor back. He and the lady pstairs to the second
and she left them. About ten went into the room
lady came down and knocked minutes to seven the
her to give her something at the door, and asked.
a fainting fit. Her ng as the gentleman was in
mistress sent her off for the
doctor.
Mrs. Caroline
the lady came do Vincent, the landlady, said, when
frightened, She A n she appeared very excited and
her
Wes
ye. said the gentleman who came with
for the doctor, -
y ill.
Witness told the servant to go
lady. The r, and then went upstairs with the
female took the deceased by the arm
and shook him, saying, " Charley, Charley." Wit-
-11 bal ebb •
She d she thought lie was dead. replied that
she hoped not, but that he had made a dreadful
noise. They had none of them however heard it.
A discussion arose among the jury as to the Prc"
priety of calling the female, she having proved to
be the wife of a highly respectable tradesman, who
was present, and who appeared very deeply affected,
end begged hin wiro not to he called.
The Coroner remarked that if they went into
matters of a private character, the effect would bo
to render the coroner's court a public nuisance
rather than a benefit to the public.
The court was cleared,and, after some discussion,
the j
ury. decided on coming to a verdict without
hearing the female.
On being __opened, the Court announce
d
re-op e that
the jury had returned a verdict— Th t
a the de-
ceased had died from the failure of the ; a
the heart, occasioned by disease of the -clam. of
le aorta, and
by temporary excitement."
The inquiry then terminated.