The Sun.
London, England, 1824-12-30 00:00:00

FATAL ACCIDENT.

A Coroner's Inquest was hold at the Ttiom.
phant Chariot, Pembroke-mews, Knightsbridge, Wort; T.
Iltoo's, Esq. on the body of Thomas ittmdall. • . ,
Jane Biunford deposed, that she lives in King's !lead-court
near the wooden bridge, Pimlico. Last Saturday week, about
20 minutes beftire 11 o'clock at night,' she heard the tieeeastA cry,
" Help, help, for God's sake help, or I shall be lost." She
Went out, and crossed the bridge. The watchman came up, and
she told' hint to listen; they then heard him cry." Oh I"
Other persons soon came, when Deo* Rope tinind The Man,
who was close under the coping stone of. the New Wharf now
making by the bridge. The deceased was in the mud ; • he'was
taken out, and carried to the King's Head public.house,
was alive and sensible, but could not move any part but his
left arm.
Henry Pitman, house-surgeon to. St. George's Hospital;
stated, that the deceased was brought_ in on the 19th instant;
between one and two o'clock in the morainic; Witness exat
mined him, and found that he received a violent blow on' he
back part of his neck : it oppeared as if be had Wen on some
hard substance. lie lingered until the 23d; when he died. It
has since been ascertained 'that his neck and breast-bone were
broken, which was the cause of his death;
.icorge Rope, carpenter, said he was coming nut of the
King's Head publie.house, about half.past eleven •o'clock art
Saturday week last ; he heard the cries .of a man ;* he went, tO
the middle of the bridge, when deceased exclaimed, " W ho will
assist me." It was very dark,. and he could not see Min.
Witness went down to the wharf, and Jumped•oftlhe doPinge)
stone into the water, which WAS about a foot deep, mai fourteen
feet under the coping.stone. He.ealled out; when the deceased
begged him to come and assist hint. At that time he Was shunttwelve feet distant front him. There were some pietes of (huller'
underneath ; his thighwasaerostione piece ; a post or stake wns
at the back part of Maimed, at his knee crippled ag4inst his
breast. 'Witness raised him on his knee, and called out for its..
sistanee and lights. Deceased said he had' Come friait Air Cot.
fin's Canteens, Horse (guards, and was going °Yet, the bridge.
to itir„ Heath, a plumber. to repair some pipes: lie appeared.
sober. He was conveyed to the' King's Head publie.hoest.,-
where sot or brandy and water Was administered 'to tirri, And'
he was then removed to the Hospital. To account for the
erased being where he was found, -witness stated,-ther itottkt.'
jorembits, formerly indosed on the 'FiveAeltis" side,SANIW'
binidge, were now laid npen, and the tieceased,"it sects,
&sutured to go to the King's fiend public-house, the Ilicistie'
of which could he seen front wherelle fell from, and' for watt
of elan or other security, the poor man, it being dark, felt
down.

The Jury returned 'a verdict; "Accidental. Death by a rail," The etiruner was requested by the Jury to informlesaitr
jakassori, elon, and Brice, the'owners ofthe new wharf, ofttat
fatal accident, anti to request that a rail or light may be 014611,1
there to prevent further accidents.

Suicius,—On Tuesday evettillg a young
_man
named Arthur, about 18 or 19 years of age,was charged/4 ibilatt
hall ()dice by bbl'emploYert Air. South, the proprietor of a
whiting, martufectary in Fore-street, Litrobetti,(on stuipicion
of having embexttled some money. ,11e wits conveyed to doilies
monger-lane until the next examination, and locked utkirt
cell. Yesterday morning, when the turnkey opened the cell
where Arthur was Calltriwd, he Oulla boolilog to ono of
the iron bars of the winduw ; means were used fur his rect.).
very, but without effects