The Sun.
London, England, 1822-08-16 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUEST.

DEATH OCCASIONED BY FURIOUS DRIVING.—On Wed?
nesday evening an inquisition was held in the Board-rooltl_.,°
Middlesex Hospital, before T. ST IRLING, Esq.,• Coroner, 7,,„
the body of Mr. John Lloyd, a respectable person, wile
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unfortunately killed in consequence of the wheel of a gig 1m"
ing over his body, on Monday last, in the New-road.
John Alexander Fisher, keeper of the western lodge gate,„ •
Marylebone-park, stated, that he was sitting on Monday ev7;
ing, about six o'clock, opposite the lodge gate; saw the "";
ceased and a lady come arm in arm from the Crescent ; thel
had come not more than a yard on the road, when the WA',
and gig came up, which was driving at a furious rate
shaft struck the lady on the head, and" the wheel passed.
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deceased. They appeared to be coming towards the park fare
the Crescent ; it was the off-wheel went over him • after
deceased was so run over, the horse continued to go forws'nr '
and very shortly after the gentleman in the gig was thr°`
out ; he did not see him again, as he attended to the dicds.
and the lady, who were taken into the lodge : the deceased,s;
laid on a bed, and groaned very much, but witness observed be
outward wounds. A medical gentleman was sent for, wne
stated the deceased could not live long, and by his desire he
was removed to Middlesex Hospital on a shutter. We
does not know to whom the horse and gig belonged, or who
was ; the driver did not cry out, but he heard a violent sere'.
from the lady.
Mr. Francis Steele, of No. 71, Oxford-street, silversmith, dei
posed he was in the New-road on horseback when the horse If,
gig passed him, the person inside appeared very much inliqu
and made the animal gallop at a very quick rate; he kept the
tinually striking the horse backwards and forwards with
Witness rode after him, but in consequence of the ow of
bers of people on the road, he was obliged to pull up, feerf, gp
knocking some of them down ; did not exactly see the g'eg;
over the deceased, but saw it rise up and throw the Ensn;,„°,o
he was so much intoxicated that he could not stand. 1i,,1'70
observed the deceased and lady lying on the road, hut r 4
ote
not seem much hurt; he requested the persons presentn.o,ol
him in the lodge. Witness then rode ,after the gig, 1061 Ink•
the driver in a public house at the corner of Baker-street., wi-ed„T
ing some brandy and water, and he said his name was
ham, and lived in the Borough. Witness returned to the 17de
and found the deceased on a bed, who kept his hand on his•
and said he was very much injured, and could searcel sPlie
When he saw the man driving the gig he was reeling 5t12ce....--
it, and leaning backwards; it was not a very heavy yenieoese
A Paddington stage-driver passng at the time said the 0. be.
was formerly his master's, who had sold it to him, and till"
lived in Paddington. . tell°
This evidence was corroborated by two other witnesses, the
declared the driver to be in liquor, and that he kept WI the
horse and urging him on at a furious rate. They belie
person to be fully capable of managing the animal bad be-beel3- /
sober. cinnsitsit
Mr. Thomas Wood, house-surgeon4,:elliddlesont tlin'r,„ the
deposed that he attended the deceased on his coming blw(jl
hospital, which was about half-past eight o'clock on IVl°l3 ,
evening, and on examination he found five of his ribs fesq,aere
and which he perceived had been properly attended to urdyne
he was brought there. The deceased only survived snout
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quarters of an hour, when he expired. Witness attended
the opening of the body, and discovered besides the fivereet
fractured, -his liver was much ruptured, and there was a foie-
quantity of blood on his chest, likewise on his abdomen
pendently of that, the deceased appeared in good healtn•
ness attributed his death to the injuries he had received...t iss
deceased was sensible when he came into the hospital, but
scarcely able to speak.
This being all the evidence,
The CORONER made some severe remarks upon the„nee
duct of the driver of the vehicle, and said it was not the l"-it
ran away with the gig, but the person instigated the of •
was plain, he said, the man had lost his,life in consetelM to
the wheel passing over hian If a man tak pon Toed
drive in such a manner, the law implies malice; but it s,..tor
to him to be a very wanton way of driving ; his being in
could not make any difference. in their PI
The Jury then viewed the body, and a surgeon igla
sence placed his hand on the deceased's right side, when
peered his ribs were completely fractured, so that the Wt. jot
penetrate into the body ; and the Jury being also of ot,l_widieel
the deceased came to his death in consequence t"1,410:
passing over him, they returned a verdict of frfatur;We
against Needham, and levied a deodand of 5L upon the
and gig. g•P
The Beadle here stepped forward, and said it —rept
Taylor, the proprietor of one of the Paddington stSowtir
big in the Edgeware-road, who sold the horse to N
he resided at Nottinghill, Bayswater.
The friends of the deceased then said they would ert,4oooo'es/df
to identity the man, and obtain a warrant for his *pre'
the
'We have great pleasure in contradictigoursti
report, that Owen Rees, Esq. of the firm of Lonroed
Rees, and Co. was one of the passengers seriou y 13/,,
the overturning of the Belfast coach., on ThursdaPas.n
.ine.s
letter received yesterday, we learn that this Genuellinjeolw;e
safe, in the midst of his numerous literary friends, ;7:00
in " Auld Reekie" to meet his Majesty. —(
Journal.) f I ale'
A female servant of SIBRALD, E--a„a ' ° nt the
worth was brought before the Magistrates the
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office of l3rentford, for clandestinely qui the
aced
whole and leaving the doors open d° rin
tiste
whole night. The Magistrate forcibly exPli Act,
on the greatness of her offence, and retiotbeent 0!
passed in such cases, enacting the puma"' b 011"
one month's confinement in prison to hard jaa the
This punishment, the Magistrate acqua."te
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servant, it was imperative on him to jnalc to
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less on her sincere contrition, (which aPPe per
be evinced), and supplicating her master o
fo
don. This being done, Mr. Sibbald snitf
such lte
to remit the punishment, trusting that ,r•
known to others, and shown to her, mig
httea
in prevention of the like offence.
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BI TII. d ifitar
On Wednesday, the 14thinstant, at Virest-en
Mrs. John Miles of a son.
MARRIED. e „To.
On Thursday, at Longford, Derbyshire, the
non, second son of Lord Vernon, to Miss Box-
chid'
daughter of Edward Coke, Esq. illiogbati3 dsue"
On Wednesday last, the 14th instant, at G
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R. Sadlier, Esq., Grenadier Guards, to Eliza, Y" "- fon•
ter of the ate Pilgiini Warner, Esq.
church Of
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On Wednesday morning, at the parish nnyesqntoo7,
Aldermanbury, Dr. Richard Bright, of Bloon:olC,:esans.v
Martha Lyndon Babington, third daughter of
of Aldermanbury. Whlt.
DIED. Miss/4:nei°'
On the 20th ult., at the baths of Lucca,
head, third daughter of the late Mr. serner
of I,
Worcester. to the greajx3.4o7ooooo6°42ll#llll,
famAitlyC, oiniianTgriteotn,,thoeniTadueyscyphilasiipt,
Gar dij ee,
of
daughter of the late Sir Thomas Hatton, /5
Cambridgeshire. or'
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