The Sun.
London, England, 1856-10-14 00:00:00

LaBLAN.O.

DUBLIN, OCT. 13.
INQUEST ON THE BARON DE ROBECK.
The painful speculations to which the late mys-
terious disappearance of the Baron de Robeck gave
rise are at length set at rest, the body of the ill-
fated nobleman having been found on Saturday
evening in the river Liffey, under such circum-
stances as leave no doubt that his death was caused
by accidental drowning. When the body was taken
out of the water it was found to be in such an ad-
vanced stage of decomposition—having lain at the
bottom of the river since the 30th of Sept.—that it
was deemed advisable to hold the inquest with as
little delay as possible, and accordingly Mr. Davis,
one of the county coroners, having received notice,
proceeded to hold the irqniry yesterday (Sunday),
before a respectable jury, in the Spa Hotel, Lucan.
The body having been inspected, by the jury, the
following evidence relative to the manner in which
it was discovered and the circumstances, as far as
known, of the deceased's disappearance, was ad-
duced :
Wm. Coffey examined--.--I lived in the service of the
late Baron de Robeck for 32 years. I have looked at the
body on which the inquest is being held. It is the body
of my late master, the Baron de Robeck. The gold watch
and chain, gold spectacles, gold eye-glass, and pencil case
produced were his property. I see that the watch is
stopped at a quarter past six.
Thos. Fullerton deposed as follows :—I was employed
in dragging the Liffey for the body of the late Baron de
Robeck. I was in a boat on Saturday evening searching
for the body in the river where it runs through Captain
Colthurst's demesne. At about four o'clock we found the
body deeply embedded in the sand. There was only one
boot on the body when we took it out of the water. I
believe the other came off when we were pulling it ont.
The body was lying on its face when found.
Peter Kearney, under butler in the service of the late
Baron, said he went into the drawing room of the Baron's
mansion at a few minutes after five o'clock on the even-
ing of the 30th Sept. to make up the fire. As he was
going across the room the Baron told him there was suffi-
cient coal on the fire. The Baron was then sitting near a
table in the drawing room, and had on hs usual dress,
but not the dress he wore when going out to walk.
Bridget Heffernan was then examined. She said—l
live at Leixlip. I knew the late Baron de Robeck. I
SAW him twice on the evening of the 30th Sept. last. I
was workiog in a factory at the opposite side of the
river. The river was greatly swollen that evening. The
first,tirne I .saw him was a little before 5 o'clock. He
was then walking with his son, Major de Robeck. The
second time I saw him was probably at 5 o'clock: He
was then also with his son. At about half-past 5 o'clock
I saw a man standing on the rocks by himfelf. He was a
tall thin figure, but I could not see his face by reason
of the branches of the trees that intervened. Where the
figure stood was a dangerous place—a slippery rock
under the Salmon Leap.
H. De Robeck, major in the Kildare Militia, onadbheienrge'
sworn, said—The body of the gentleman lying d
is that of my late father, Baron de Robeck. I remember
the evening on which he disappeared. It
fwastheeebl e 3
stateOth
of
September. He was at that time in a
health, delicate and weak. On the evening of Sept. 30
he wished to go out to see river,the
went out with him at about
a quarter to 5 o'clock. We on account of the
high floods that prevailed. I
walked to the upper fall, and
when we had nearly returnedtothie did return the Castle
rheeerxn ; and
expressed
ad
a wish to go back a second time. v
this time we went to the lower fall, which isa narrow
ledge under the upper fall. As we returned towards
the Castle again my wife met us. My father asked her
would she like to go down and see the waterfall ? and I
replied that she ha-I seen it. We then went to the Castle
and into the drawing-room. I saw my father take off his
hat and coat, and put them in their usual place, lie
sat down in the drawing room, near the fire. It was then
from a quarter to half-past 5 o'clock. I told him I was
going into the garden with my wife, and we then went
away leaving him in the room. That was the last time I
saw him alive; on returning from the garden with
my
wife at six o'clock, and going into the drawing room,
we
saw the Baron was not there, and that the window,
which
was partly closed when we left the room, was then
This window has been always used as a door i
go•nc2.P‘'ic,•
n -
and out ; it struck me that he might have
Roueoult:but
I was satisfied he had when I saw that his hat and coat
were gone. The Baron's usual welkin, dress, save his
s fou in the
hat and stick, was on his body when it wand
river. Every search was made for the bod
30, but it was not found till yesterday evyenlng T
since
Sept.lie
Baron's life, to my knowledge, was not insured for any
sum of money.
Thos. Purefoy, M.D,, and surgeon, deposed that he
examined the body of
an the deceased, d that
no marks of violence upon it. None there awere
broken. He believed Baron de Ro be cokf'sthdeeabiehnie.ess
uwl
teerde
from drowning.
The Coroner having recapitulated the evidence, the
jury returned the following verdict :—" We find that
the late Baron de Robeck
Colthurst's
found drowned in the
River Liffey, in Captain Colthurat's demesne, on the
evening of the 11th inst
ed and we believe him to have
been accidentally drowned near evening of the 30th Septembeearrltahste
~ Salmon Leap on the
THE TIPPERARY BANK.
In the office of the Master in LChancery. this day
an application was madee on behalf of tihet, Newcastle
Conniaercial Banking liberty ex-
hibit a proof for 51;899r ssliaBnir. fionr
whichi.er
Yamount
the applicants averred that the. Tipperary Joint-
Stock Banking Company was indebted to them.
An affidavit had been filed by Mr. Walker,
the public officer of the Newcastle Bank, and it
was there sworn that six draughts of the Tipperary
Bank were drawn in favour of Gurney, Wilkinson,
and Co., or one of that firm, and endorsed over to
the Newcastle Bank, by which they were dis-
counted, and 51,000/. advanced. It was now sought
to exhibit a proof for this sum, together with 899/.
53. Bd. interest, the handwriting being admitted.
Another application was made for liberty to pro..
coed at law against the official manager for the
amount of the proof. This application, after being
demurred to on the ground of being unnecessary
was ultimately planned by consent. The name of
Mr. Robert Keating, M.P., was placed upon the
list of contributories as the owner of 185 shares in
the Tipperary Bank. The next business was the
consideration of an application to Parliament for a
bill to enable ;the creditors' to accept a compro-
mise. The application was postponed pending
negotiations.

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