The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-19 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUEST.

Mr. Wakley, the coroner, and Mr. G. S. Brent, the
deputy-corner for the western division of Middlesex,
held an inquest on Saturday last, at the Enterprise pub-
lic-house, Malton-street, Fulham-road„ Chelsea, touch-
ing the death of Mrs. Davis, aged 47, wife of Alfred
Davis, which took place on Tuesday last.

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The deceased had been ill from Saturday fortnight. She
complained of a pain in her head. Her head was hurt,
and Mr. Jennett, a medical gentleman, was attending
upon her. Before she died she made witness promise
that she (witness) would not give any evidence or say
anything about her injuries.
The Coroner—Having examined the body, can you
now state the cause of death ?
The Surgeon—The cause of death was clearly cholera.
The Coroner—Did you trace any connection between
the incised wounds on the head and the cause of death !
The Surgeon—No, I cannot ; there was no fracture,
and nothing else to account for death except cholera.
Mr. F. J. Jennett, surgeon, said that he was present
at the post mortem examination, and could corroborate
Mr. Muller's evidence so far as that gentleman knew the
case. He was attending her for the incised wounds
which had been alluded to, and she appeared also to be
suffering from concussion of the brain. He asked her
how those wounds had been inflicted, and she replied
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The Coroner then told the jury that their province
was only to ascertain the cause of death, and that having
been clearly put before them, they could not go out of
their way with respect to the assault. That matter
could be disposed of only in a higher court, if the rela-
tives desired it ; but the coroner's court had no jurisdic-
tion whatever in the matter after the cause of death was
known.

The jury then formally returned a verdict in accord-
ance with the coroner's suggestion ; and the proceed-
ings, which created a wide-spread interest is the locality,
then terminated,