The Sun.
London, England, 1844-09-30 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUEST

A coroner's inquest was held on Saturday at the
Jolly Anglers, Lea-bridge, tq investigate the circum-
stances connected with the death of Miss Anne Sayers,
aged twenty, who was drowned from a boat in the
river Lea, under the following mysterious circum,
stances :

Mr. Hillary, a solicitor, attended on the part of d
young man, named Edwin Newman, who was with
the deceased.

Charles Copping, a bargeman, said that on Thurs
day evening last, about seven o'clock, he was on the
towing-path on the banks of the river Lea, on the
Essex shore, about 200 yards from the Jolly Anglers,
when he heard a sudden cry. Witness only heard the
voice of one person, which he took to be that of a
man. He heard the voice several times exclaim,'
" Boat!" before the barge got up to him.
• William Matthews, Stanstead-street, bargeman;
said that he was in the barge. Witness, on hearing
the cry of " Boat," stopped the barge, and went to-
wards a boat he saw floating upside down. A man
had hold of the keel. Witness held the man up with
a boat-hook till the boat came from the shore, into
which the man was placed, whose name, witness is
informed, is Edwin Newman.
By the CORONER—When I first ran with the hook
to him I asked him if there was any one else in the
water; he made me no answer. He appeared in a
state of great agitation. Ur) Mr. Newman being'
safely landed, and while he was stripping, I again
asked him if there was any one in the waver, when
he still gave no answer.
CORONER—It is of importance you should be cer7
tain. Did he, or did be not, answer? Witness—l
am quite certain he gave no answer.
By the solicitor—l am not certain that he heard.
me, but I spoke loud. There were several personi
around him, and he seemed in confusion.

Thomas Taylor, waternan; in the service of Mr.
Weeks, landlord of the Jolly Anglers, said tat about
a quarter to five o'clock Mr. Newman hind a boat:
He took one which was capable of carrying three or
four persons. It was a light funny. A young
woman, the deceased, was: with him. They both
went away together in the funny. They went to:.
wards Tottenham-mills. The gentleman appeared a
practised hand at rowing. - About seven o'clock . wit-
ness heard a male voice exclaiming Boat, a hey !"
It was a cry of distress. When he cried a second
time witness jumped into a boat and rowed towards.
him. He was as described by the last witness:
was taken by witness into his boat, upon which Wit-
ness identified him as the gentleman who hired the
boat in the morning with the deceased. He (witness)
immediately said to • him, " Where is your good
lady ;" he replied, " I left her behind, all right."
By the CORONER—I am quite certain he gaVe me
that answer. I asked him a second time. He seemed
to be in liquor, -but was perfectly sensible, as he said
to me, " Get Inc my coat and waistcoat" (they. were
in the water), observing; am not going to pay five
or six persons to pick up my things." His hat was
also in the water, which he directed witness to fetch.-
Witness got the coat and waistcoat.
Evidence—On witness landing at the Jolly Anglers,.
witness saw a: gentleman who had arrived in a' boat,
who said, " Fcti• God's sake, go after that lady, for she
was in the boat when I passed them." Mr. Newman
was present, who replied to the gentleman uon ask ,
ing him about her, "I left her in the water.' Wit-
ness took the drags and dragged for her where the
funny was upset, but not :finding her, he came back
and asked Mr. Newman whereabouts she was. He.
said at the Point, and that a boat, in which were
three gentlemen, had run over him and swamped his
boat. The gentleman above alluded to was seem.;
pauied by a lady and two children. • Mr. Newman's
boat was not injured. Witness picked up the de-
ceased about three yards from where the funny was
found. About half an.hour before witness lent out a
beat to three gentlemen; Wh6 returned after Mr.
Newman wasin the house, who asked Mr. NeWnian
where he was upset? There was no bruise on the
boat; showing that it had. been fouled. He was in a
chair smoking a cigar when witness went to Mr.
Newman, after witness went the first time to drag for
the b.ody. •
Mr. John Green, Learbridge, bog-builder, *id

Sept. 21
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London and Rinningham
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the same time.

BIRTH'S. lad,' (a
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On the 22d inst., at Lattriston, Kincardineshire, '
Robert Lyall, Esq., of a daughter. a odenwrigil
On the 23d inst., the wife of the Rev. Willianl - °
Bayiy, of Kevushambury, Cheltenham; of a son; ',.,f, the Re/'
On the 25th inst., at York- buildings. the wile " hter.
' George Evezard Curate of St Marylebone, of a clAni Foster,
. ()n the 26thinst., at Soho-square, Mrs. Edwah—
of a son. • „..ue°-
f Willieln
On the 26th inst , in St. James's-place, the w
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Cripps, Esq., M.P., of a son

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MARRIED . Bristol,
On the 25th inst., at the Church of of Holy Trinity, I";"ib
hy the Rev: A. Rogers, Major Robert Brereton, late of the
42d Royal Highland Regiment, to Miss Anne ainiatie;ups
daughter_ of the late Thomas•Maingar,Esq. of Hew et,
Ville, in the Island of Guernsey. - ' eldest
On the 14th inst., at St. Pads. Hammersmith, Elsa' „.de gas
Radcliffe,dsugliter jun.,
ntteolfait,eenCtloinalr,lieisiell. e Boos, Esq to Mr. :0-00,
~
On the 26th inst., at the Friends'
Francis Lucas,;
barrister, of, the Middle Templet Pfals .cb,
eldest daughter of William Tindall, Esq., of P 'l'
Surrey. ' iisto
On the 26th inst., at Big] p gate Church, Jean Bap es
Martel, of Boulogne-sur-Mer,°i(s,-Ann Carrion' John
eta
daughter of William Johnson, Esq Conmon Collocilwar
Bishopsgate, City of London. • '
Meeting-house, r .
co,

/EN gll -D ter °I
• On the 9th inst., at Islington, Jane, younger w—i' '
.the late Philip Chabot, Esq. d
, • On the 16th inst., Mr. Moy Thomas, solicitor, age.,,-- 56Th
• On the 17th inst., at Beaconsfield, Bucki, Mrs. r-,l°-
'Norris, widow of Mr. E. Norrii, srgeon. - oof
On the 17th inst., at Brighton,u Franklin, youngest 6
Mr. Joseph Langridge, aged 29. e 1 joinder
. On the 21st inst., at M -
into-street, Edinburgh, —e,, iot/
Adam, aged 5 years ; and on the 24th inst.. Isabella neAto
• aged 6, childr en of Lieutenant-Colonel llowden, the
Army.
On the 22a inst., at Broom Hall, near Sheffield, Mitt' the
daughter of Samuel Newbt uld. E.
On the 22u inst., in the Close of Salisbury, Mies P°rlllaan:rer
On the 24th inst., in Welbeck-street, Cavendish-Ku-
Mr. James Greening, aged 69. Adiall'
On the 26th inst., at Carshaltoix, Surrey, Mary Atm °
ter of the late W. Charrington, Esq • —...."".,

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