The Sun.
London, England, 1826-09-04 00:00:00

CORONER'S 1144tIESTS.

DEATHS BY DROWNING—SINGULAR EXAMINATION.
• On Saturday afternoon, two inquisitions were taken
before Richer(' carter, isq. at the Hero of Waterloo,
Waterloo-bridge-road, on the bodies of Henry Waite' and
Joseph Murray, two young men, piano-forte makers, 'mi.
dentally drowned, on Tuesday last, by the upsetting of a
boat at Londofi.bridge.
Robert Barrow, st youth about 13 years of age, sworn,
by a Juryman named is eon.--Are you the son of Mr.
Barrow ? Witness.—Yes.
Have you not a brother at the bath? Witness—No,
he is my cousin.
CoßoNEß—Allow me td take the evidence of the lad,
and afterwards you may ask hint airy questions you think
proper.
Witness proceeded.—He was in the writer about six
o'clock on the evening of Thursday last, on the Surrey
side of Waterloo-bridge, when he felt something at the
bottom of the water with one of his feet, and immediately
after the body of a man rose to the surface; witness called
for help, when two persons in a boat came up and con-
veyed the body on shore. There were bruises on his
forehead, nose, and both bands.
Mr. DOWNES, a Juror, to Mr. Jesson.—Have you any
reason to suppose there was any thing unfair in the death
of the deceased man, Waite from the questions you put?
if you know any thing don't keep it back.
CORONER to Mr. Jesson.—Are you sworn on the 'Jury.
am.. The witness is the son of Barrow, the waterman.
CORONER.—That may be, but whit has it to do with
the inquiry ?
Jesson—l will withdraw, if you think proper.
CORONER—You are sworn, and cannot.
Jesson—l beg pardon; but there is no Act of Parlia-
ment that watermen should take persons their boats by
the heads of.the barges, which is frequently done.
CORONER—The witness has not stated so.
Jesson (to Mr. Downes)-1 am surprised at youv
CORONER—The gentleman (Mr. Downes) was per-
fectly correct in asking the (Location.
Another Juror-1 have heard, since coming into the
room, that the person who put those questions had some-
thing to tell us.
John Hoyle sworn—He was present at the undressing
of the deceased man, Wake. There was a blow on his
/Rise, which might have been done by striking against the
piles.
'Jerson--I understand, from the papers, that the occur-
rence took place at London-bridge.
CORONER--I take nothing from newspaper report.
Jesson—Yon will excuse me, Sir, I have no wish to
offend the Jury.
CORONER—NO one supposes•you do, for you have the
picture of good nature in your countenance.—(A laugh.)
Jesson—My son saw the occurrence, and from what be
told me it was purely accidental.
CORONER—Did you see it yourself? Answer—No.
William Bedford, of Wells-street, Oxford-street, said
the deceased man, Waite, had lodged in his house; the
accident took plaoe at London-bridge; witness identified
his person.
The case of Murray was now proceeded with.
Manning, a waterman, stated, that on Friday morning,
while rowing near Waterloo Bridge, he saw something
floating in the river, and pulling towards it, it proved the
body of a man, assistance was obtained, and the corpse
brought on shore. From the state of the body, it appeared
to have been in the water some days.
,The identity of the deceased man being proved,
The Jury, lamenting the shocking catastrophe, returned
verdicts, that the deceased men met their deaths by being
accidentally drowned.
Waite has left a wife and three children; the body was
conveyed to Walthamstow for interment.—Murray had
been recently married, the corpse was taken to his friends
in town.

DISTRESSING SUICIDE.—On Saturday evening, at six
o'clock, an inquisition was taken at the Rose and Thistle,
near Carshalton, before Mr. WOODS, one of the Coroners
for Surrey, on the body of a young finnale nnknown.-
Michael Beecham, a labouring man, deposed, that on
Niday morning last, about seven o'clock, he was passing
along a field near 'Squire Askew's meadows, when he saw
the deceased lying on the ground near a dry ditch; witness
went up and found that she was quite dead ; her features
were much distorted and discoloured, as if she had died in
aglony ; witness ran to the cottage of a person whom he
knew, about a quarter of a mile distant, and telling him of
the circumstance he returned to the place where deceased
lay; witness and the other man carried her to the latter's
place of abode, after which witness went to the parish
officers, who fetched her away in a shell.
Jane Roberts, who keeps a green-shop in this place, de-
posed that she had seen the body of the deceased; wit-
ness remembers her coming to her shop and enquiring of
her if she could give her ,a job to do, as she was in great
distress. Witness not knowing of a situation, replied that
she knew of no person who wanted her services. The
deceased then went away.

CORONER—Was the deceased's appearance respectable ?
Witness—lt was not, Sir, but she appeared very ill,
and looked u if she had seen better days.
A medical gentleman stated that he had examined the
body of the unfortunate young woman; and was decidedly
of opinion that her death had been occasioned by taking
internally a quantity of the "spirits of Turpentine."
The Jury observed that it was a melancholy case, and
after desiring every inquiry might be made, so as to ascer-
tain who the unhappy girl was, returned a verdict of " In-
sanity." _

DESPERATE ATTEMPT AT HIGHIV.A.Y

ROBBERY.

Yesterday evening, between the hours of eight and nine
o'clock, es Mr. Edmund Nicholson, attended- by his son,
a youth about 15 years of age, were returning borne in a
(ne..honi chaise, from a friend's house, at Charlton, in
Kent, they were stopped by two ruffians, one of whom
seized the bridle, whilst the other demanded their money
and watches, at the same time threatening their lives.
Mr. N., being a resolute as well as powerful man, on the
first impulse, determined to resist this demand, to which
end he whipped his horse violently, which rushed on, and
knocked down the fellow who had hold of the bridle. In
the meantime, the other, who was standing beside the
chaise, ran after it, and discharged a pistol, fortunately
without effect. Mr. Nicholson continued with the utmost
speed till he reached the Flower Pot public-house, about
one mile from his home, where he stopped.
On giving information of what had occurred, with the
description of the footpath, the landlord of the hours, as
well as some other persons, identified them u two men
who had, about an hour before, been there, and described
themselves as journeymen shipwrights,. out of employ- The patrol stationed on the road was made actlinuntlii,
with the outrage, and immediately set out in 18"1"it, in
the direction of Woolwich.

NEWPORT, (isle
of w
sr;r•
choly and fatal accident occurred on Saturday last, to William
j°ll"' .sq. of Kensington Gore, Loudon, a "iambi* and hill*
respectable gentleman, a visitor -to this island, and in the '9lO
Yt4r of his age. It appear* that, be was proceeding in his awn
'a.:iriage, accompanied by his daughter and her husband, view
the scenery of the Under and on the way from Niton to
B,4•Phill, having only hie own servants with him, they: miatook
the road, and, instead of icing St. .144WIllt&W rhumb, Went asp
a dangerous and extremely steep ascent', locally, and, perhaps, not
inaptly called, „St. Lawrence Shoot." After getting up Come
distance, they ditteurared their mistake, upon which the coat+.
man indayo,trait, hnt in vain, to turn the horse., and 'thereupon
took then' out. The servants then proceeded to get the Carriage
down the hill themselves, Mr. Jones being than the only person
in it; but its weight being greater than they could withstand,
th* were overpowered by it, sod being left to its own 'import-
decants it was soon °varlet, .isearly dashed CO pieces, and shock-
ingf to relate, Mr. Jonesbilled on the spot. An ituptest was
held on the body on the following day, before Thomas Sewell,Sewell,
Esq. coroner, and a verdict returned 0f....-Accitistsfai Death.