The Sun.
London, England, 1866-09-07 00:00:00

Mysterious Death of a Volunteer.

Yesterday morning Mr. Richards, deputy-coroner, held
an inquiry at the Green Gate Tavern, City-road, respect-
ing the death, under very painful circumstances, of Mr.
Tomson Bradbury, aged 47 years.

Mr. R. A. J. Warman said that he knew deceased inti-
mately. Ho had been a clerk in the London and Westmin-
ster Bank for 20 years, and was superannuated about two
years ago. Ho and witness were members of the 3d Middle-
sex Volunteer Artillery Corps. Deceased lived at 30, West-
moreland-place, City-road ; witness lived at the Angel.
On Tuesday evening, Aug. 28, at a quarter past 10 o'clock
deceased visited witness at the Angel, and left at 1. He
was quite sober. He refused to take a glass of ale, saying
ho did not feel well.
Mr. Edward Bradbury, solicitor, 40, Trinity-street, South-
wark, brother of the deceased, said that the latter had been
under a doctor for ramalissement of the brain. Ho used to
become giddy at times, but would recover his memory
before falling to the ground. Deceased used to attend car-
bine drill regularly, and never had a fit. He thoroughly
understood all about artillery practice. Ho was not a
drunkard.
Police-sergeant George Eades, acting inspector at Old-
street station, said that at half-past 12 o'clock on the morn-
ing of Wednesday week deceased was brought in by a
police-constable, who charged him with being drunk and
incapable in Tabernacle-row. Witness took the charge.
Deceased smelt very strongly of ruin. Ho said when asked
his name, " I shan't tell you." He staggered about. Wit-
ness had put him into a cell made purposely for drunken
persons. It was a boarded cell, the floor being on a slant•
It did not strike witness at all that it was a fit deceased
suffered from. Witness did not see any injury to deceased's
head or neck when ho was brought in. Saw no blood or
marks of blows. Deceased was visited several times dur-
ing the night. He took off his coat and waistcoat at seven
o'clock in the morning. When told to dress he took off the
remainder of his things. He was let out into the charge
room, when he began to yawn as if in want of sleep. At
8.15 Dr. Yarrow, the police surgeon, was sent for, and he
said that delirium tremens were fast coming on, and directed
\bim to be removed to the workhouse. He was sent to the
workhouse shortly after nine o'clock.
Police-constable Clark, 149 G, said that lie and another
constable removed deceased from the station at about a
quarter to 10 o'clock on the Wednesday morning. Witness
saw no blood or marks of injury upon him. He was in-
sensible ; he could not be got to speak. He walked to the
workhouse, being led by the hand. Ho walked very slow.
Police-constable Swan, 90 G, who assisted Clark in lead-
ing the deceased to the workhouse, corroborated the evi-
dence of that officer. Deceased did not fall on the way, and
did not complain of his head. Witness did not notice any
blood streaming from his head. He appeared as if stupi-
fied, and smolt of drink—brandy apparently. Deceased did
not speak. He did not know where he was going to. He
was told, but appeared to be insensible. Witness must
have seen blood on the clothes if it was as now on the coat
and waistcoat. Ho did not notice any on him. He was
not knocked down or struck by any ono ; no accident hap-
pened. Witness did not know whether the ward into
which the deceased was put was a lunatic ward.
Joseph Maddock, gate porter at St. Luke's Workhouse,
said that deceased was brought to the house by two police-
men at half-past 9 o'clock on Wednesday morning week.
Witness did not notice any dirt upon his coat. There was
some little blood trickling from the right ear. Witnessdid
not notice the mark of a blow behind the ear. Deceased
was insensible. He was taken to the lunatic ward by order
of the master, to whom witness reported the case, stating
that it appeared to be doubtful if it was a case for the re-
ceiving ward, as the deceased was brought from the station
as having been drunk and incapable. After hearing some
further evidence, the proceedings were adjourned.

The Marquis de Chasseloup-Laubat, Minister of
Marine, has returned to Paris from La Rochelle,
where his Excellency bad gone to preside over the
Council-General of the Charente-Inferieure.
" We have announced," says the Patrie, " that
a conference was to take place at the end of the
month of August on board the French frigate Re-
nominee, in the roadstead of Canea, between the
deputies of the island and the Ottoman authori-
ties. We are sssured that the meeting has adopted
the basis of a compromiscregarded by the mediating
Powers as an arrangement honourable to both
parties."
The IVicovo Diritto of Turin believes itself able
to state that 58 general officers of the Italian army
are going to in immediately placed on hall-pay.