The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-03-10 00:00:00

INQUESTS.

SUDDEN DEATH. —On Friday night last, Michael
Mooney, a child five months' old, residing with his pa-
rents in Colliegwood-street, was put to bed quite well,
and the following morning was found dead. Mr. G. C.
Smith, surgeon, made a post modern examination of the
`body, and ascertained that death entitled from congestion
of the lungs, but how set up he could not say. Verdict
Accordingly.
CH Anna OF MANSLADGHTER.-"-YeStertlay, an investi-
gation took place before the coroner into the circum-
stances touching the death of Chas. M'Caul, who was
-supposed to have died from injuries received in conse-
,quent e of a blow given him by a young man, a sailor,
named John Jenks. It appeared from the evidence that
on Wednesday week deceased andeTenks-(who was placed
in custody) were drinking together in a public-house,
`The Lady of the Lake," in Richmond-row,when a-quar-
rel arose, and they went out into the street. The dispute
was continued, and shortly afterwards Jenk was observed
to give the deceased a kick, or, As some of the witnesses
stated, to push him with his hand and at the same time
trip up his heels, when be fell down on the footwalk, and
his head coming in contact with the pavement, produced
a fracture of the skull lie was taken home and attended
by a surgeon, but died a few days -afterwards. Both
parties were in liquor. It was stated'by-several of those
who witnessed the occurrence. that thewpriscner had not
istended any injury to the deceased, but -struck him more
in the way of joke than otherwise.: also that he was on
friendly terms with deceased, and had no occasion to
lay hands upon him. A good deal of "further evidence
was gone into, and Inspector 'Moore -said that when be
apprehended the prisoner, the letter, after being cautioned,
admitted that, though he had not struck or wounded the
-deceased, he had given a push. This witness, it appeared
from his own testimony, had equestioned the prisoner as
to his having been with the deceased/fee., and the coroner
remarked that this was improper, -and that a confession
-thus obtained would not stand good in the event of the
prisoner being sent for trial for manslaughter. Mr. Cetl-
tlon, surgeon, made a past meriem -examination, and de-
--scribed the injuries, which were more likely to be pro-
duced by a fall than a blow, and which had caused death.
' The prisoner's mother stated that she was present at the
lime; that-no blow or push was given by him, but .that
'.deceased fell heavily in running-cfrer her, and endeavour-
i'ing to catch her to get her -back to the public-house,:and
that he fell from the parapettinto the channel, with his
ehead falling on the lower part of the acclivity. She added
that her son had but shortly come from sea, and that his legs
,were i o sore from scurvy that he-re:aid not -have kicked.
dt'wo witnessessaid the prisdnerwes the first to pick hire up..
The prisoner, in his voluntary statement, said he-did not
push deceased, who fell in pursuing his mother. The
dory, inclining to the inculpatory evidence, • returned a
verdict of "
Manslaughter," and the prisoner was‘oom-
mitted for trial.
/FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE ETURN FROXITHE STEEPI B
GII R
ASE.—An inquest was held- yesterday, at the house cf
John Woolfall, the " Plough". public-house, before-John
Keyes, Esq., county coroner, eon view of the body of
"T=ester Harkin. Deceased was a draper and auctioneer, in
Rark-lane, in this town. It appeared from the evidence
that deceased was, on Wednesday evening, in-company
with two other persons, returning from the-steeple chase
at tteintree, and about sit o'clock, when they 'had got
nearer to Liverpool than the part where a railway-bridge
is in course of erection, (the road-being at the time much
eroded with carriages, carts, and people;) the deceased
ran across the road, with a view to .get on the parapet on
the-other side. Several carriages passed, going to the
towe, and a two-horse coach wac driving, at a trot, to
the rate-course. The pole of the !act caught the deceased
as haecas crossing, and he fell, and the two near wheels
pasced over his body, dreadfully injuring him in the in-
testines. He was carried to a house sear the ":Plough,"
andeezergeon was sent for, but he died in little more than
an haus after the accident. The -coach was stopped by
some persons, and the driver. Thomas Cain, said he was
very.souy, but lie tried his best to stop his horses when
he savetdeceased, but could not. Several of the witnesses
said lac endeavoured to pull them up. The jury returned
a verdict- of " Accidental death, by being run over."