The Sun.
London, England, 1823-09-03 00:00:00

CORONERS' INQUESTS.

DEATH OF CAPTAIN MII,DMA V.
On Monday afternoon last, the Inquest on Captain Frank
Mi/dmay, the brother of Sir Henry Mthlmay, was held before
Tuoszas STIRLING, Esq. Coroner, at the White Hart Inn,
Hampton-wick.
The first evidence was Richard Hawks, who, being sworn,
stated, lie was a watchman at Kingston. About five minutes
past twelve o'clock on. Sunday night he was walking across
Kingston-bridge, iii Bridge-street, Kingston •he then saw a
horse and gig come across the bridge at a rapid ;;there was
the
town.lle When ing unableree he
tostopit, he followed until it got
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came over the bridge the first
object he then saw was deceased lying on his face by the gate-
way of this (the Wbite Hart) Inn. He turned him' over.
when blond came out of his mouth, and he appeared in a
state of insensibility. At this time he saw a gentleman on
the other side of the road without a hat, and heard a noise a
little farther up the road, where there was another gig over-
turned, which was about 100 yards distant. two more gentle-
men then came up, when the witness told them there was a
gentleman lying there very much hurt, -and then we helped
them to right their gig; they all then came to the door, the
house was knocked up, and witness went to Kingston for a sur-
geon ; he shortly returned, when he found deceased sitting in
a chair in the kitchen ; the surgeon found a terrible wound in
the back part of the head ; he bled him, when he bled very co-
piously, but was all the time insensible; witness then carried
him up stairs and laid him on a bed, trot anis boots, and
then returned to Kingston with the surgeon to procure some-
thing for the deceased's head, and some medicines; witness
shortly returned and found the landlord up stairs, he had been
there but half a minute, when he called out that the gentleman
was dead; witness then hastened to inform the other gentle.
men, who had proceeded, that their friend was dead ; they in-
stantly returned to the inn ;it was a star-light night, but there
were no lamps in either of the gigs at the time of the accident.
Wni. Brown Ramsay, Esq. of Limbeit's Hotel, Conduit-
street, was next sworn. Ile stated he was in company with the
deceased the whole of Sunday; in the evening they were corn-
ing towards town from Hampton Court in a gig, the horse in
which belonged to Mr. Bennett, of Burton Mews. Captain
ildmay wishing to come up with Messrs. IVotribvvell and
Hawkins, who were in another gig, and had proceeded a little
way before him, drove on, when the horse got into a canter,
and came in contact with the other chaise, and overturned it,
Witness and Captain Mildinay were both thrown out by the
sudden jerk, and were much stunned by the fall when he had
apparently recovered he found the gig gone, and Captain Mild.
may lying on his face; this was betbre the watchman came,
and he called for assistance, when he instantly heard Mr.
Wombwell's voice, The watchman's evidence he considered
perfectly correct.
The CORONER inquired if the horse was at all vicious?
The witness replied that it did not appear to he so.
The CORONER considered this was evidence sufficient to
Convince the Jury it was purely accidental. If', however, they
should be of a dial:rent opinion, more witnesses would be called
and examined.
The Jury expressed themselves satisfied with the evidence
adduced, and after taking a view ofthe body, returned a verdict
of "Accidental Death."

FATAL PLAY.
Yesterday an Inquest was held by the same Coroner, at the
Grave Maurice, opposite the London Hospital, on the body of
Henry Ord, a lad about nine years of age, who fell down a
common sewer in the Minories, three weeks ago.
Mary Weatherby, an interesting little girl, nine years of age,
stated, that on the day in question the deceased, another little
boy and herself went to look down the sewer to see how deep it
was; she went away with a little girl who lives in the same
house, to play, a short distance from the sewer, when the other
little boy, \Valiant Kingsley, came to witness, and said she,
witness, had pushed the deceased into the sewer ; she denied
it, and it must have occurred while she was playing with the
other girl.

ThW Conoxt n questioned the witness whether her father
or any one ehe had tutored her in what she was.to tell the Jury ?
She replied that no person had done so ; her father had desired
her to tell the truth.

Wm. Kingsley was twelve years of age ; said he got hold of
the door of hoard surrounding the mouth of the sewer, and the
deceased was standing beside him, eating some bread and
butter, and looking down ; the latter oburved, " flow deep it
is ;" the last witness replied, " It is not;" he said, " It is ;"
and she then said, " Go and look," and iusantly pushed him
down with both hands.

Mr. Hurst, surgeon of the London Hospital, said that the
deceased received every attention that it was possible to bestow
on him, but erisypelous fever was produced, which terminated
in his death on Monday morning, owing to the injuries he had
received in falling.
The CottoxErt in summing up said, that although he was of
opinion the girl did push the deceased down, yet it did not-ap-
pear that any malicious motive actuattli her, nor did she know
the depth of the hole, or whether the deceased wee likely to
receive any injury from falling, therefore no criminality, he
presumed, could attach to her. /Although it proved so lamb
yet it appeared to have been caused more by a child's frohc
than any other motive.
The Jury concurretj in the Coroner's sentiments, and re-
turned a verdict of Death."

An Inquest was held yesterday afternoon at 'the Gun, Gun.'
dock, Wapping, before T. \V. uNwilt Esq., Coroner, on the
body of William Curtis.—William /amen, of Fs ore-street,
Limehouse, fisherman, stated that on Monday, between one
and two o'clock, he was rowing down the river opposite Wap.
ping Dock, and he picked up the deceased ; he hAd all his
clothes on except his hat. 'Witness 'took him to Wapping
Dock.stairs. lie was about nine or ten years of age..—. Thomas
Judd, beadle of Limehouse, stated, that from the best infor.
mation he could obtain, the deceased was drowned on Thum-
day, at florslydown..Verdict..," Accidental Death."

ROMANTIC Sulcine.—A tragical event lately
excited consternation in the town of Diest. A
youth belonging to the militia, absent from his
regiment on furlough, had repeatedly proposed
to marry a young woman to whom he had paid
his addresses. The parents, however, either ob.
jetted yr wished to postpone the match. The
unfortunate pair, despairing to live together, re-
solved, it appears, to die. On the 17th August,
after returning from a fair, the girl left her holy-
day dress at home, and proceeded more simply
attired to meet her lover. They were not after-
wards seen or heard of until a few days ago,
when a militia.man's cap heiug► found on the
banks of the Demer, gave reason to conjecture
their melancholy fate. The river was imme-
diately dragged, and the unhappy lovers were
found locked in each other's arms.— (ilrussels
Paper.)

A MAD DOG.---Some days ago, as a party of
Ladies and Gentlemen were walking on the
beach between Eastborne and Beachy.head,
companied by a favourite dog, the sun being
about the meridian, on a sudden the dog became
mad and Clew at one of the ladies, but fortunately
only bit through her clothes ; he then made his
way to the top of the cliff, and ran along the edge
of it for some distance, till he came to a very
steep part, where be missed his footing and fell
down upon the beach, and by the full broke two
of his legs ; lie then crept into a cavity in the
cliff, and by that time one of the gentlemen
corning up, all further apprehension was removed
by his stoning the animal to death.

RontwaY.— he premises of Mr. Bird, T
shoe-
maker, of Greville-street, Mutton-garden, was on
Sunday evening, while the family were absent,
entered by false keys and robbed of a quantity of
boots and shoes and other property ton considerable
amount, Mr. B.wfts in the habit of keeping his money
in an iron chest which stood in the shop, but that
morning, fortunately, he took the money out of the
chest before he left home, hid it in a cornercup-
board, and covered it with some old linen. The('
money escaped their notice, although moat places
in the house were ransacked, and even the iron
chest opened. The premises have been exa-
mined by Read, the chief officer of Hatton,
garden, but no clue obtained likely to lead to a
detection of the robbers,