The Sun.
London, England, 1835-09-17 00:00:00

CORONERS' INQUESTS.

An inqtthst was held yesterday at the Portman Arms
Great Quebec-street, New-road, before illr. STIRLING,
Coroner, and a respectable Jury, on view of the body of
Catherine Cave, late of No. 20, Quebec-street.
Frederick Freed, son of deceased, being sworn, stated
that on the evening of Sunday fortnight she roturned frr
church about nine o'clock, and his sister went up stairs with
her to the first floor, which was her. apartments, and gave
her a light. A short time after he heard the-deceaSed cry
fire, and immediately ran up stairs, wh4n he discovered her
on the second floor landing, with her left side entirely en-
veloped in flames : he immediately called in the aid of Mr.
Austin, a neighbour, who succeeded in extinguishing, the
flames with :blanket. Deceased was 82 years of age.

Mr. Bushel, Surgeon, 117, Crawford-street, stated that
he was called to the deceased last Sunday fortnight, and
found her very much burnt. on the left arm, breast, and
back part of the neck. He had very little hopes of her
ultimate recovery.
Mr. Myer, Church-street, Lisson-grove, surgeon, also
attended the deceased until Monday last, when she died.
He had no dOubt but that deceased died in consequence
of the burns.

Mrs. Freed, landlady of the deceased, said that she sup-
posed, in stooping to her cupboard, which was unlocked, she
had set the candle on the floor, which had caught the left
sleeve of her gown. She had twice before set her clothes
on fire. .

The Jury then retired to view the body, and after a short
deliberation returned a verdict of " Accidentally Burnt."

Oa Tuesday an inquisition was held before Mr. PAYNE
at St. Bartholomew's Hospital, on the body of Mr. David
Ingram, an elderly gentleman, who was run over by a cab
in Ne;vgate-street, last week.
Charles Newman, of No. 8, Dover-court, well-
street,eet, deposed that, last Tuesday evening se'nnight, about
seven o'clock, he was at the top of St. Martin's-le-Grand,
when he observed a cab coming from Cheapside, apparently
intending to keep along Newgate-street. It was within
three or four -yards of witness when he first observed it.
The horse was not going at an " unusual pace," it was a
" fair pace," he should say a " fast trot." An elderly gentle-
man passed witness from behind and attempted to cross
from the umbrella shop. at the corner of St. Martin's-le-
le-Grand to the opposite side of Newgate-street, where
Panycr-alley is. The horse's head knocked the gentleman
down: At the instant of the accident witness and two
or three others called out to the driver. The gentle-
man's body afterwards in some way got in contact with the
near wheel, and there being a good deal of sloppy mud, the
body was carried forward about- two yards before the wheel
passed over it. The cab went on about sixteen yards, and
was then stopped. Witness, on finding there was no police-
man near, took charge of the cabman, who offered no resis-
tance, but several times asked to be let go. Witness de-
tained him till a marshalman came up, and took him to
Giltspur.street Compter. The gentleman had been picked
up and carried into a surgeon's shop close by. He could
not say whether the cabman attempted to stop after the
gentleman was knocked down, as his attention was particu-
larly directed to the gentleman. Ile did not see thp cab-
man whip his horse. The cabman was not driving faster
than witness would. In the opinion of witness if any blame
attachei.to the cabman, it was his not stopping after the
horse bad struck down the gentleman. (The witness
pointed out a man in the room, who gave his name George
Nicholls, as the cabman.)
Mr. Gardner, of Newgate-street, wholesale stationer, was
looking out of his first floor window, and saw the deceased
lying on his back, and the wheel of a cab in the act of pass-
ing over his chest. Witness's attention was called by hear-
ing a loud outcry, and he had time after tlis to open. the!
window and look out before the wheel-had passed over tit&
body. The cabman continued to go on till the horse was
stopped. Witness did not see him make any effort to step
the horse, and if he had done so, witness must have seen it.
The call to stop was very loud and distinct. There was
sufficient daylight without the gas to see objects plainly.
John Payne was opposite the house of the last witness,
and his attention was called by the shouting of several per-
sons. On looking he saw a gentleman in the act of cross-
ing the road ; he was two or three yards • ahead of the cab
horse, and if the driver had pulled up when the shouting
was raised, or if the gentleman had been nimble, the acci-
dent would not have happened. The gentleman had a
green patch over his left eye. In opinion of witness the
driver must have seen the deceased, as there was a strong
stream of light from the grocer's shop close by.
John Yates, City policeman, No. 39, received charge of
the cabdriver, whom he found sitting in the dickey ; the
cab had been previously stopped. There was a gentleman
in the cab, who got out and walked away. The cabman
said, he did not know be had done any harm. He was quite
sober, and cried like a baby on getting to the Compter.
Mr. Thiselton, a house-surgeon of Bartholomew's Hos-
pital, deposed that the deceased was brought there in a
state of insensibility. His clothes were covered with dirt..
On stripping him it was found his ribs were broken on both
sides. He appeared almost lifeless, but rallied a little two
hours afterwards. He lingered till the following Sunday.
On a post =Hem examination three ribs were found broken
-on the right and two on the left side, and one of the latter
in two places ; the spleen was ruptured, also a rupture of a
vein and artery in the abdomen, and other internal parts
much torn about.
Mr. H. W. Barnesley, of 39, Pool-street, New North-
road, mercantile clerk, deposed that he knew the deceased,
I -whom he believed to be about 58 years of age. He bad

Mr. George King, landlord of the Wkidmill Inn, at the
foot of Windmill-hill, Gravesend, deposedTnat on Saturday
afternoon, about half-past four, be saw the deceased sitting
in the parlour of his house, smoking a pipe. The witness
saw him again two hours after, and he aeon afterwards went
out, and the housekeeper said, " That gentletnan has not
paid his rec.l.-.oninr• ;" upon which the barmaid said,'," It's all
right, he lives close by." Witneis directed his lad to fellow
him, ail saw him go down Peacock-street.
Thomas Nee;illes, servant to the last witness, said lie fol-
lowed the dt-_'ceased by direction ()Oils master, and when he
• got to Pittman's-terrace, he bskced him for es., the amount
of his reckoning. He said be was only going to sec his
wife and two daught&s, and would come back and pay.
He then crossed the road, and when he got near the lodge
he put his hand into his trove sec's pocket and drew some-
thing out. He stood fora few moments, and then drew
his hand across his throat, and fell instantly.- It was broad
daylight, and witness saw the blood spout out in great
quantities from his throat. Witness called out " Murder,"
and a gentleman, who was passing, assisted in raising the
deceased, and directed witness to run for a surgeon. He
did so, and fetched Dr. Davis, who found the deceased sit-
ting in a chair at the Star Inn, to.which he had been re-
moved..
Dr. Davis said he was called to see deceased on Satur-
day evening, and found him sitting in a chair with an
awful wound in his throat. His countenance was blanched
and he appeared to be bordering upon death. If the de-
ceased bad been standing before a lookino•-glass, and had
been well acquainted with the structure of the human frame,
he could not have inflicted the wound with greater anato-
mical nicety, the instrument having passed lightly over the
trachea, or windpipe, but making a deep wound on each
side. Witness went to fetch the necessary instruments to
sew up the wound, but when be returned the deceased was
in convulsions, and died in about ten minutes. He ap-
peared to be about fifty years of age.
Edward Woodward deposed that he saw the act com-
mitted, and when he raised the deceased he asked him what.
could have induced him to do such a thing, and his answer
was, " No one knows my troubles bat myself."
Mr. Woodward, sen., father of the last witness, stated
that lie went to the late residence of the deceased on the
banks of the Lea river, and found his wife there. She
stated, in answer to questions, that she was quite prepared
to hear something dreadful about her husband. He had
been in very respectable circumstances but had failed. He
had also taken to drinking very much lately, and wads in a
desponding state.
The Jury upon this evidence returned a verdict of
" Temporary Insanity."