The Sun.
London, England, 1829-11-05 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUEST.

An inquest was held on Tuesday at the Golden
Fleece, on the body of a young girl, named Mary
Anne Al!core, one of the unfortunates on the town,-
who met a shocking death the preceding, night.
From tile evidence, it appeared that Alleorn, who
had been cohabiting for the last fifteen months with
a man named Edward Richardson, an itinerant min-
strel, met William LaAin, groom to Mr. Locke, of
Herne-hill, Camberwell. The meeting was by ap-
pointment, and took place at the Steyne Tap, at
about half-past ten on Sunday night. They had two
glasses of rum and water there, and left at eleven,
when the house clo.ed. While they were conveys-'
irg together in the street, Richardson accosted the
deceased, desiring her to go home. She refused,
on which he struck her in the face. Larkin inter-
fered, and bc•gged him not to strike the girl, offer-
ing to stand something to drink. They were re•
conciled, and they proceeded to the Albion Tap,
being joined by Jane Hutchins, also a prostitute.
They gained access to the tap at about twenty mi-
nutes past eleven, and continued there till about
twelve, baying been supplied by the landlady, in the
interval, with two half-pints of rum and shrub,—a
circumstance to which the fatal result is, doubtless,
attributable, and which we hope will not escape no-
tice in the proper quarter. There were, it app etred,
three other persona in the tap at the time. When
the party left the Albion Tap, deceased walked with
Richardson, and the girl Hutchins with Larkie.
They crossed the carriage road, and while proceed-
ing on the pavement, a dispute arose between de-
ceased and Richardson. The parties were all in
liquor. Deceased refused to go home with Richard-
son, saying that she had been a fool to him long
enough, and would be so no longer; and that if she
went any where at all, she Would go to her mother's.
Altercation ensued, and Richardson struck her in
the face. Soon after he struck her a second blow,
which felled her to the ground. Before the
second blow was struck, the unfortunate girl
entreated him, for God's sake, not to strike her
again. In her fall she struck her head against the
stone coping of the iron railing. She never moved
after she fell, nor showed signs of life. Richard-
son, though enraged, became alarmed when he saw
the state of the deceased, and raising her head on
his knee, called to her tenderly, saying, " It is your
Edward by you." The deceased was then put into
a fly and conveyed to the watch-house, where Mr.
Baldey, surgeon, was sent for. On examination of
the body, it appeared that a dislocation of the second
cervical vertebra had taken place, with a fracture of
the processus dentatas, the pivot on which the head
turns. The Jury, without hesitation, returned a
verdict of " Manslaughter against Edward Richard.
son ;" who, being previously in custody, was com-
mitted to the Assizes on the Coroner's warrant.—
Brighton Guardian.

Yesterday an inquest was held by Mr. \V
PAyNE,the City Coroner, at the General Abererom':ie
Friar-street, Blackfriars-road, to inquire touching the
death of SARAH MoKOAN, aged 31. The deceased had
formerly lived in the service of Lady GXESLEY, but InA
lately been dismissed front her situation. Several w it-
nesses•spoke to the distressed state of mind of the de,ea,ed,
which was ascribed to her having become enceinte during
the absence of her husband. She had complained of vio-
lent pains in her chest, and one of the witnesses declared
that she had been ill-used by two Irishmen; but this was
not proved. Mr. BRADY, surgeon, said that the death of
the deceased was occasioned briuflammation of the chest.
The Jury returned a verdict of " Died by the visitation of
God."