Star.
London, England, 1829-04-18 00:00:00

CORONERS' INQUESTS.

• Thursday afternoon, at six o'clock, R. CAROB, Esq.
the Coroner for Surrey, and a highly respectable Jury,
assembled at the Rosemary Branch loqq,, Peckham, for
the purpose of inquiring into the cireusistances attend-
ing the death of Mrs: Mary Fryer, tb9 widair of a naval
adieu., SI years of age, who, It was strongly stispeeted
in the neighbourhood, had fallen a victim to a long
bourse of ill treatment which she was said to have re-
ceived from the person who had the care of her.
The interest excited in the neighbourhood by the in.
qniry was estraisrdinary. The fan was filled in every
part, and a considerable crowd collected outside, and
remained during the whole of the proceedings. Forth?
last two days, the village bad been in a state of great
excitement and so strong was the (Min's of indignation
of many of the inhabitants against he woman sus-
pected, that it was deemed necessary to muster the,
whole of the local police, who surrounded her house
night and day, to protect her from popular fury. Not-
wfthstanding the presence of the 'Aims, however, the
Crowd threw stones and other missiles at the house.
and a great quantity of filth was thrown into the yard
and garden.
The Jury having been sworn and viewed the body,
Mr. Brown. a 'organ', residing at Peckham, deposed,
that on Wedneiday morning be and Mr. Bristow,
another surgeon, were called upon by, the parish autho-
rities to examine the body of the deceased, lying at the
house of a Mrs. Harris& in Roseisary Branch-lane;
their entrance, boarever, was resisted by Mrs. Harris.
She closed the doors against them, and said, in a very'
determined tone. that she woold inflict injury wn,
any one who attempted to enter the house. They.
went again in the afternoon, accompanied by the Pa.'
rids Beadle, and succeeded in gaining an entrance.
They then examined the body of the deceased. They'
found a contused wound on the, right side of the
frontal bone, and braised appearances oa the left side
of the head. Thera was a cot of an inch in length
on the back part of the bead through the boot, which
appeared to have been done, with a sharp sestrunseat.
There was greatadiscolouration on the uppir ?art of
tbsi back and shod /item with a removal of the skin in
several places. The left fore arm was much bruised,,
and a deep wound on the aria. The integuments were
cut through ; this seemed to have been occasioned by a
cord or narrow strap. On removing the upper part Of
the skull, the dura mater was found healthy; under-
neath which, and over the left hemisphere of the brain,
was observed a quantity of bruised blood, about two
ounces; there was no fracture or depression of the skull
to be met, with the exception of a diminished sine of
the left heinispbere'of the brain. occasioned probably by
pressure, and that of recent date; the brain presented
the most healthy appearance; the abdomen and chest
were also found perfectly healthy.
The Ceamma—What. in your opinion,was the cause
of death ?

Mr. Brown.:.-The extravesation of blood on the left
hemisphere of the brain, which only could have been.
caused by external violence.: The extravasation must
have been caused by the blow, the mark of which ap.
peered on the frontal bone.
A JOrOf•-•Aff there not appearances in the body
which show neglect?
Mr. Brown—There were appearances of that kind
certainly. The age of the deceased, I understand, was
81, and 1 am of opinion that she might have lived to
the age of 100 with proper care, so perfectly beeltby
did she appear.
Mr. Bristow corroborated this statement.

Richard Shotlock, a carpenter, said he lodged in Mrs.
Harris's house about six months; she had the care of
the deceased, and bad a guinea a week from her friends
' for her support; he had heard the deceased groan in the
night time, and bad beard Mrs. Harris tall bet a "ti—d
old faggot," and a 14 d—d old b--b," and bad heard
the deceased call out, si for GOD .$ sake don't—pray don't
beat me." The deceased was a widow. Witness never
heard of her makiag a will, but understood she had
property. The deceased bad a habit of Moaning in the
night, snl Mrs.. Harris beat her on that account, and
was in the habit of strapping her duin to the bed.in
tying her with a mayor tope by the wrist. Witness was
asked by a neighbour why he did not speak to Mrs.
Harris on the subject of her treatment of the poor old
Lady. and he told him he might as well speak to a post.
He bad beard Mrs. Harris's husband remonstrate with
her, but be dent not say much ; he was very mild, but
she was quite the reverse. The witness, alter much
pressing by some of the Jury, admitted that he htard of
a will being in the house, but he 'never saw it.
Margaret Brash, aged 13, said she lived servani with
Mrs. Harris two months ; she was in the habit of drink-
lug very mecb ; she was constantly beating Mrs. Fryer,
and witness bad seen her break several canes'abent her
back; in the cold weather, when the deceased came
down from her room where she was genitally. coafieed
to warm herself. Mrs. Harris would take a stick or cane
and. beat her up stairs again she bad seen her bear the
deceased with n walking stick, and once with an iron
'Rd; the decelisad used to cry, to witness, and say, she
swished GOD would be, pleated to take her; she was
dreadfully afraid of M;s. Harris, who could make bet
nu or do any thing ;• she sometimes sent her to bed
without her tea,.ata tail if sbe.gase her as mech. food
as she wanted. ,the old b—th would eat a donky and
hampers! . _
Charles Spwca, said, he .was a lawmaker, and lived
next door Mrs. arris ;lie bad m 403 LipteSsienills•
Harris inflict were chastisement on the deceued be
had aeen bsr ; beat bar with a ',tick over the bead and
pAry panpf.tha botib.aad bad several times ma bet
y.stfihe.theAti Wy.to the groom, with •ber GA. Os
Sunday last, between eleven and twelve o'clock iri the

derVbi beard kirk. Hank fads* deceased by the most
vas' alai itidialsiaild vista* ilso 'beard a heavy
blow, which sras several Oases repeated. The blows
appeared by the &S OW to be given web the fist, and he
heard the old Lady fall, and cry out. W Oh. dear, pray
clok!, Mrs. Harris." • .
Mary Liegooss, a young girl, who posher evidence
with a good deal of flippancy, said she had known the
deceased for two yeas as thelodger of Mrs. Harris, aid
saw her very frequently; Mrs. Harris always behaved
wills the greatest kindness to the. deceased, and gave
her victuals With • beg own hands; she• bad certainly
heard Mrs. Marcie talk very loud to the deceased at
'times, but never saw her strike her in her life. About
trine
flays ago, she called witness in to see Mrs. Fryer,
qad te old Lady, in mower to a question put by Mrs.
Hirri4 said the Wier hid always treated her kindly
Mrs. Fryer had then blisters on the left past of the fort-
h, scl.—(Mr. Brown, the surgeon, said this could not be
true, as be must have known it).—On Tuesday atoning
Mri. Harris told her Mr.. Fryer was dead, and witness
assisteti is laying her Art ; she did sot observe any mark
on her forehead; witness saw the deceased on Monday
last, and she then appeared to be quite stupified, and
said to Mrs. Harris, 06 [should die happy if 1 thought
you would get the money." .
The Coaossa—Really this appears to be a strange
contradiction of all we have heard before.
Mrs. Owen said she bad seen Mrs. Harrib knock the
deceased down like an cis, many times.

Mr. Brown said, that the witness Ling.ton resisted
Mar and Mr. Britt°, when they attempted to remove
shebody from the dark back room tb the front one, in
'order to examine it.

At the desire of several of the Jurors, Harris and hi.
*We were called in separately. and Harris. who seemed
a• harmless old man, said he knew not bow the de.
ceased came by her death unless it was by the visitation
of Goa He said that she was strapped down by the
body and wrists to prevent her from falling about the
base., end this was done by way of caution. (Here there
was a general eipression of indignaiion in the room).
Anne Harris, an amaliegly tall, Masculine, red-faced
woman, was then qiesisoned, and declared she never
beat the deceased to hurt her in all her life. She denied
that there was any mark or blow on Mrs. Fryer's fore-
head, Wien she died, lad said the Mark most have bees
midi by the doctors in cutting and hackies her about.
The woman thee commenced a volley of abuse against
the surgains, and the Coroner and the Jury. for not
hiving paid Moro attention to "her witness.° Mary
Lignston;and the biadks were at length obliged to put
her out of the tools by slain force.
The 'insisi4 bad now lasted nearly six boors, and who
room was cleared of all but the Conger sad Jury. who
remained abiut half an hoer is deliberating, and 'theft
determined to idjiturit. The adjournmeat took• place
accordingly at half past 12 o'clock.
Ferias, Moining twinge, they again lidetailed,when
Mrs. Speincer the 'wife cif the wham of that name,
deposed, that etise bad fietpieutly seen Mrs. Harris treat
the deceased With greet exielty. Os ode decision. When
*edemas& was Melted is Iser room, she tailed out
piteously for tibia. Mrs. Hides Went up and gave her
a beating for-coifing out et all. After Mrs. Harris
Came dbwn Witness beard her lay to her husband,
" D—n her, I have made her quiet, 'I have given bet
encash Of Water." Sloshed also seen her strike chi
deceased with bet Ilsta tad with thelandle of a broom
across the bead and back. On the Saturday preceding
the death of the deceased she heard her scream " mur-
der 7 and afterwards beard Mrs. Harris say to her hus-
band, that she had gives the old b—ch a rolling is a
blanket, and bad stopped bar calling oat for some time.
Witness added. that during the whole time she had
blown the deceseed she sever saw her without black
eyes or some other marks of violence about her face.
The whams Sherlock was then recalled; his evidence
being so completely at variance with that of the last
witness. He admitted that be had frequently 'heard the
,deceased call for. water, which calls were not attended
to. He had heard Mrs. Fryer scream oat many times,
when Mrs. Harris was in the room with her.
Mrs. Harris was then callecrin, and the whole of the
evidence read over to her, and-she was asked if she bad
Airy thing to state? with the usual caution, that she was
not bound to say any thing which might criminate(
herself.
She entered into a long rambling story, in the course'
of which she spoke of her kind and sisterly amanitas to
the deceased. She declared she had a clear conscience,
whatever people might think ; and put it to the Jury
whether it was likely use would murder an old Lady, by.
whose death she must be. a loser of a guinea a week.
which the received for her board?
The room was now cleared, and the Jury, after a
short deliberation. returned a verdict of Manslaughter
azainit the woman Harris, who was forthwith takes to
Hersemooger-lane Gaol.

MARCO or Istrzu.ace.--Not it quarter of a mile
from Waterloo bridge is to be seen the follow* notice
—" A days Scool for Children, ware they are ought
to rode and spele."
Tuesday a poor woman, whose mother sod sister
,both fell by the bands of the notorious Burke and
Hare, was brought to the Police Office, supposed to
have murdered her own child, which was eighteen or
twenty months old. Upon inquiry it was found that
ever since the confessions of Bulks were made public,
in which she ascertained the fate of her unfortunate
soother and sister the woman bed been is a sous of
(derangement. and that the child bad died, sot frees
violence received at her hands. but from neglect. The
woman has. we understand, bees committed to Bedlam:
—Edinburgh Uhstroer.
A fatal occurrence took place a few days ago in the
family of a poor man earned Bullock, living at
Cattiallettoll, in this county, resulting from the -to.
prehensible but too common practice of leaving loaded
Ore-arms within the reach of ice:primed and in-
cautious hands. Two of Bullock's children (boys),
the one nine, and the other four years of age, bad
obtained some birds' eggs,sad not agreeing is the
division of 'them, the elder said jocularly to the
other, who bad the whole is his possession, that un-
less he gave up bin fair share of them he would
shoot him, at the same time pointing to a gun which
his father bad used nit frightening birds from the corn,
and which. was standing to the corner of the fOO4lll.
.taking the threat in the light it was doubtless intended,
the unfortunate child, who was at the time sitting up in
bed. still refused to surrender any pattof the spoil, upon
which his brother immediately levelled the gun at him
(the monks, we are told, being within a few inches of
his forehead), struck down the trigger, and, melancholy
to relatei nearly tbe whole charge entered the bead of
the hapless victim, tearieg away the.greater part of the
scalp, and ezposiog his brains,. The poor child, not-
withstanding the severity of the injury, survived mote
than AIRMAIL .An Inquest was held on the body beige.
Mr• C. Ban. Colonic. and u verdict of Accidental
'returned, with I doodad of 5..0p0n the geep—
IrefossterJoatimel%

. POLICE INTILLIGENCE.
GUILDHALL
nomexiferky. a lids fro tibarged nkb entitlieg a bundle ei
piper knl die wardresses( Mr. Burner. to Salkhury-stpare, ee
Weaneedal Oils a Dr. Berner% porters saw the pd.
soon eater the opiate whir a piece of paper in his hand, which ho
looted at hods time to den. and then at the doors of the bosses
*if he was looldestfoi Mike mine, What he cafes app.*. Mr.
Benin's, botirrar, betiallied isi, a 4 placid a handle Of pew se
his @boulder, carried it mond yards towards Fleet skeet, and
would ha* sloped bur for the interference of the porter, who had
been his motions fro* Wither Oxon at the sa uleo.lle
pleaded Wog as his defente.—Cessoareesi.
MARL BO ROUG H-STRIAT.
Milgrim Stem, the young who was given Into enitodT
by kir imsbind. I watchman heldagiog to St. Clements. for steal.
lug a variety of ankles from the shop of Mr. Newbt pawahreiter,
sad which appeared in the Sean of Ffsdnesdayi was brought tip
for final ezdes.
The Inis *briber frets a (MIN, et *sae la kinks acted
in so extraordinary a Maimer.or regret at being so reallatere, die
not attend toile* any hardier evidence.
Mr. Wikos, sknelman to M. Nes/oy, Informed the worthy lfaa
glance that they recollected the primmer towing to the shop three
times opus+ last Saturday bight, *bre they were extremely bash
but they certainly did ism anbw what to state of it by the hushan4
bringing the chute forward.
Mr. Ron—Certainly that is the strangest part of the transuded,
Bet how he kit upon your shop is the most singular part.
Mr. Wilcox deposed, that upon last Saturday night, between !tine
hours at aloe and eleven, the prisoner came into the shop to pie*
Mae article, wham the four pair of trowserl and the twenty pair 4
shoes were safe. They were net missed until information was
given to these. About three &elect oo the Sunday morning they
were boated up. and, an going to the door, the husband a the
primmer stated that be had given his wife into custody for robbing
them, and that he heafeend the above ankles and two line gold
breathes, which bed been taken in pledge in tier coots* of Saturday.
The prisoner was not present when the hesbaod gave the informs.
don. The property stoke was worth See guineas.
S. Priest. shapeup to Mr. Bassett. of Great Queen-street, de.
peed, that upon last Saturday night the Onion came and pluisoa
one pair at trowsers for eight shillings. She then gave the nate of
Am Jones.
Charles Mayhew, watchman, deposed. that the hnshand of the
rinser came to him about three o'clock last Sunday morning, sag
said be wanted him to take hit wife Into custody for felony; and
accordingly be went to his lodging in Wild.sourt, and took het
iota custody.
J. Ilene, constable, deposed, that the husband gave ides toe
brooches, which be said he had tiling from the wife; when she
Was in the watchbonse be picked up a ticket kw a per of dowsers
in the Dame of Ana Jones.
Mr. Run—lt appear tit me as kvery awkward thing if the
husband is me mentioned in the depositions as given in the la-
formation.
Mr. Fitzpatrick—Theca is so need of doing that.
Mr. Ron—The Caen will wonder why the husband was art
committed lies.

Mr. irlaWrick—lrise witomes eau esplain the chromatics,.
Mr. iloo—Tots told was, is befog Arm brought hers, that a
young ono goy you the ankles. Moe you hist here!
rriMer-1 do sot Meow. for I base not me any perm Weep
leg to ow dna I !myelitis's In prison ; but I have plenty of pest
that I sem 'stele Woe of the articles, neither was 1 la the shop of
the promoter mug soar twelve o'clock, as toy Mahood MA est
mew hem meg a quarter hem twelve o'clock.
Mr. Wilcox--The hoebsod has sizty duplicates which he ko
found dam

Prhooar—They are all belonging to Me, and be was anraintsil
with the midst being pledged. *
his. Roo—Ton BM be nendaiteed as Newsman ter the mfr
The prisoner, who has three Tama chliaren, the yeomen ss
infant at her breast, woefully anneneted her trW.
QU EN-114;g1 A Etn.
Canoes to Lamont, Vmmeatials.— Yr. James Pepe, as
!iodised et the Neil Gwynn', in Greavenerdow. Pinsk% was
had the felt Freaky of Are poen& and six Wangs costs, ht
sulderlig jounseyneed to play at Gordo in his house.
The witnesses vilest the *want were the journeymen when
be had alliered to play la Ms Mew, and who bad Wien sem
minuet at the isedieni, and a weep themselves got op the infor-
mation sapid him.
The Raw An et Pasilimme. width Is now is force, prohibits
say roma from play*
al at
REIT
it &ma in public homes.
LA .
Wiftemaddlir was eta Thereday night charged before 1. Ham:
swan ll* wish stealing, and recoleing, knowing arm to have
been einem 'nerd articles of propesty.
one of the Akers, sated. that basin received is.
Amides that the prisemer wee in do habit et something wiles
pioneer, frees juvenile thieves, and panimierty that on the pew
vises eight be bad received a quantity et yellow soap. be lon met
day apprehended him, sad en searchies his premises head a
ourabor save docks, a Metal stem, and a quantity of housebreak.
ingllt=s•WilleMet deposed, that the stove Steed in the
tomes veumesden was the property of pia mother, and Md bees
stoles from Mr shop while evened foe sale.
Another Manes swore distinctly to the prisoner as being the
pers, es when had sees steel two of the decks in the olicah
posesteloa, and which beloved to Mm.
The prisoner. dewing Roth* satisfactory la theme. was sea.
mkted for aid.
TOWN-HALL
Mr. Like.' Itheaseger, in the Mau. applied ter the removal
at his daughter to the parish of Bethnal-green She bad Moe awn.
did some yew, and bad els ddidree, and was parted from her
hothead, who allowed a svm, perthis by the parish of Bathed-
pme. for this children's tarpon.- Mt ushicAshe expended IN mid*►
leg, and when all was gene. wield vibeent herself betide his deer
hm a most shames' state of hoodoidso. goo being fit*
ebbed with mere money. She bid slomitooll bee children. hoe
to as Want at the bread ; and what be eddied was that midnight
be seat to her own parish, and thereby promoted from flusher an.
Doyle* bias.
The mother set the prisoner amid, beddes bee own tendons' drafts
open thous, they ware paying Si. per weak fee the maintensece et
the infant. She was drunk from mend% till night, and memething
110111 t be dose with her.
Sir Jams Names maimotrated with the meg woman on the
evils she was entailing open herself, and she premised to cases from
further anderft her pores% and to tabs cars et her infant and the
rest of her rers. Sr Jose assuring ber,that lithe did sot. the
should not, escape vemithenent. and epos these terms the was
liberated.

In the Court of Assizes of she Rhone, at Lyons, e
farmer, named Jean Girin, aged 54, has been convicted
of shooting his nephew, Claude Cheeks', with whom,
,as well as with his father, he appears to have been for
some date at variance. The two Chaufreys, Inman
some land near that in the occupation of Girin, wants
in the hamlet of Gonjoa, were proceeding on the ever
iag of the 31st of last July, to bring home a waggon
load of corn from one of.their fields. In order to avoid
a bad bit of road, the younger Chaufrey was drivirf
his waggon across a piece of ground belonging to be
uncle, wkpa he was shot at and severely wounded from
behind a hedge; a second discharge immediately after
broke his leg and brought him to the ground. His
father, who was behind, ran up to his assistance, awl
having succeeded with difficulty in placing him in We
waggon, carried hitn home; where be was found w
have received 25 wounds horn large shot, such as all
.used in hunting wolves. Several witnesses had haul
the prisoner 'pteviciusly threaten injury to his nephew,
while others, among whom was Laurent Gismo, a Mr
tion,-declared that they bad sent him about that new
near the place with a doublabarrelled gun in his host
The last mentioned witness prevaricated so much on ihs
trial that the Conn ordered him to be detained, mg
proceeded against for perjury. The prisoner denied
the charge, and explained the menacing expressions hi
had been bard to atter as merely conveying his der
urination to psnhh his nephew for some alleged wig.
'conduct towards himself, according to law. Esentualli
the Jury found the prisoner, by a plurality of seven le
five, guilty of the wounding, bat acquitted him of the
premeditation pleaded in aggravation. The Court coo
curling in Opinion with the majority, sentenced him iii
hard labour for life, and to pay SAO francs damages
to the person injured. '

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