The Sun.
London, England, 1846-11-17 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUEST.

Yesterday, at one o'clock, Mr. Mills, the deputy
coroner, and a highly respectable jury, assembled at the
private residence of the late Thomas Massa Alaager,
Esq., who died on the previous day from the effects of
wounds which he had inflicted on himbelE
After the jury had been sworn,
The CORONER said,—Gentlemen, your first duty will
be to view the body of the deceased, which lies in an-
other room. You will find three wounds or cuts in the
throat, a small one on the extremity of the left side, one
on the jaw, and a larger one on the chin. You will
also find a very considerable one on the wrist, extending
in length about two inches and a half and very deep,
which must have been very painful and caused great
loss of blood.

The jury then proceeded to the bed-room of the de-
ceased, and upon their return

William Wentworth, greengrocer, of No. 31, Devon-
shire-street, Elizabeth Perry, cook, and Eliza Bowther,
housemaid to the deceased, were sworn. From their
evidence it appeared, that on the morning of last Friday
week, the deceased not appearing at the usual hour, the
cook went up, and the deceased in a faint voice desired
ber to come in. The curtains were drawn, and seeing
what had happened, she ran out and called in assistance
Wentworth came, and attended on the deceased until
his death. Last Thursday the deceased made his will,
which Wentworth attested. The deceased never made.
the slightest allusion to any cause which induced him to
commit the act.

Mr. G. F. Whidbourze, of No. 60, Gower-street, sur-
geon, deposed that when he was called in he considered
the deceased to be dead. He was to all appearance life-
less, and remained so for three hours. The usual reme-
dies were applied, and upon the deceased rallying he
appeared to be in a favourable condition. Last Thurs-
day the deceased desired witness to get his pocket-book,
and against witness's wish gave him a cheque for 1001.,
saying that his family were well provided for. About
three hours before the death of deceased he was deliriOus.
Previous to that witness believed that the deceased was
perfectly rational and of sound mind. He was, man man of
very superior strength of mind. In witnessi opinion
death was caused by exhaustion from loss of blood.
Miss Margaret Alsager deposed that upon the morn-
ing of last Thursday week her father left his residence
at Kingston. He had, at times, appeared much de-
pressed, which was attributed to the death of her
mother. The deceased had always repudiated the idea
of suicide, and when he left said that he should come
down by the last train on Friday night.
Mr. Oxenford, solicitor, and nephew of the deceased,
saw Mr. Alsager on Thursday week, when he was very
low-spirited. Witness attributed the lowness to some
of the occupations of the deceased having ceased.
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to do with this act of the deceased?
The juror was anxious to ascertain the cause of this
act.

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.give every
information he possibly could.
The juror—Was he not connected with the Times
Mr. Oxenford—Yes; the deceased wrote the City ar-
ticles; and having tendered his resignation, it was ac-
cepteg. When witness met him there was a lowness of
spirits, but it certainly did not arise from anything that
had occurred with the Times, further than that an ac-
tive mind was thrown out of its employment.
Mr. MILLS said that he had caused the inquiry-to go
further than he ought, for the purpose of affordinghaj
opportunity for the strictest investigation. The jury
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THE FATAL AFFRAY IN ROSEMARY- LANE.—Yes-
terday, Mr. Baker resumed and concluded an inquiry at
the London Hospital, on the body of Joseph Gale, aged
28 years, who died in the above establishment, from
injuries by kicks, said to have been inflicted upon him:
by John Duggan, the pot boy at the Crown and Seven
Stars, Rosemary-lane, Whitechapel, in an affray between
them on the evening of the sth of November last. The
evidence adduced on the previous inquiry has already
appeared in The Sun. The accused was toke 4
into custody, and was ) esterday morninge before
the case came before the croner's jury, committed by the
magistrates at the Thames Police-court, for man-
slaughter. The evidence before the jury was very
lengthy and contradictory, it being sworn positively by
one witness, named Ann Cook, that r. violent kick was
given by Duggan; on the other hand, three witnesses
said they did not see any kicks given. The jury, after
two hours' deliberation, returned a verdict of " ➢lan-
slaughter against John Duggan."
The ceremony of cutting the first sod upon the line
of the intended Birkenhead, Lancashire, and Cheshire.
i Junction Railway, took place on Saturday, in a field in
the adjoining parish of Norton.
WORKING MEN'S CHESS CLUB.—On Saturday
evening a meeting of working men was held in Bunhill•
row, for the purpose of forming a chess club.