The Sun.
London, England, 1816-09-04 00:00:00

CORONER'S INQUESTS.

sit an Vest,erthiy
taken evenibefore Ttiong, at sevenNlA oS'cIRL STIockING
, an Topa-
wi‘t , -Esq.
euronerl, at the 'house of John Pointer, the Pon-
tefract Castle, Edward-street, Matichester-synatc,
Mary:le-bone, upon the body of Peter Cook,
who fell , down dead on Sunday morning lust, at
his [mate, No. 38, Barratt's-court, Manchester-
'Tne, fvithoin any previous illness.
Elizabeth Bridges sworn.--She said that she
lived next door to the deceased, and was called
11 hit %%ire, on Sunday morning last : she went
into their apartment,' where the deceased was ly-
i▪ ng upon the floor ; she assisted his wife to: lay
on the bed ; he appeared dying, and the sent
fru' a surgeon, who came in the space of five WI-,
nutetittit the deceased was dead before he arriv-
(l9 : he was well in health previous to then.
~
-Peiirge Manning, surgeon, Mary-le-bone-lane..
swnrn.—lie said that he was sent for to the de.
etased's house,' on Sunday morning last, about
ten o'clock, and saw the deceased lying on the
appartntiv lifeless; lie tried to bleed him, but
IvithOut 'successlilii then Inflated his lungs, anti
vletl other methods to •restore animation ; his
'lloets moved inetfectual. As the deceased was
-111 Y 30 years of age, he was surprised at such u
tt.4 attack upon an young a man ; he enquired
if the deceased in general was regular in his ha-
. 'kits; sod. found that lie had,been subject to drink
neat tti great excess., and he was of opt.'
chat the deceased died of an appplet lc fit In
enntetpience of .drinking spirits. Verdict—Died,
ly the Pleitatiom of God.
Monday evening an, inquest, was held at the
"bakspeare tavern in Percival-street, Clerkenwell,
rfore rrnotits STIRLING, Esq. on the body of
Oily, aged 71. -
Rilhartfi'roliart, being sworn, said he is clerk in one of
oI Odic Others, and lodges in the house of the deceased,
• Smith-strevt, Clerkenwell t that tto-deeettsed Was a
r)' healthy woman, not troubled with fits, nor any other com-
ITutiLAlnit witness knew of; that between nine and ten-
? clock the preceding Friday night, she, in company with her
t7l and witness, ate a very hearty supper of cucumbers; 4stid.
c'ut quarter past ten, witness and bar son, Mr. 0111 Y,
vao, slept-4_ok llama room,went to bed: that about eight
st 4; "11 Saturday morning, after tie gut up, he went down
rs, to the; hack kitchen to clean his boots ; and on look-
-401104 the front kitchen, he was surprised to find the win-
were tiot opened, nor the fire lighted, as usual ; he went
found the decea,ed laying'on her taco on the floor;
Nii"24, Ills hand on r, and
found she was quite cold and sta.
"eta Was alarmed, and ran up stairs and informed lute
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.who nnmedimely sent witness for Dr. Baylis, of St.
teoincts;Squart, who came, nd as soon as he felt the deceased,*
she hlts dead, that it was his opinion she died of
en, nit ht. The deceased remained up last the preced-
t_ It to let in one of the lodgers, who was out, and who
I!!',9)e dour ahont halfluist eleven, and seeing a light in
tines, le4l he remained there knocking for a consithkahlo
receiving tin answer be went away t the candle was
141,7;1114e, been Lnened .iaay in the socket next morning,
j'ett:"e'l thk floor in her clothes, by which
npininvi sht roust here ;hest beta supper ti
e
• itg
the. lodger routs 1011 kt-door, • the Jury,. th
nsult isfisekou accOnnt of the doctoes not attenth gp
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