The Statesman.
London, England, 1823-02-28 00:00:00

CORONEIt'ifNQUEST.

An inquisition was held on Wednesday night, which
occupied coverall hours, before Thomas Stititag, Esq.,
Coroner, at tl e Rising Sun, Somers-town, on t►►e body
of Mr. Alexander Mille, a wine and brandy merchant,

residing at No. 8, South-roy, Nper-rood, Seiners-towe,
whq dame by his death upder the following circuit/-
its DCell 1--
Mr. Wilton" *admen!, of Pento;ville, bad known the
deceased far 'morel years. About bolt-past seven o'clock
on Monday everting last, be was passing shine St. John-
street-road, when his attention was attracted by a crowd,
which had anembied around a horse and cha.se; he was
informed that a lady and the deceased, who were then in
the chaise. bad been thrown out; the deceased was at
this time sitting at the driving Ade, with his head leasing
on his hand, as if he had received a hurt.
(Here the Coroner and the Jdry were obliged to ad.
joaro to the house of the deceased, in order to take ti e
evidence of the lady who was in the gig with the de
ceased at the time of the accident, she being unable to
attend.)
Mrs. Sophia Powell, who was still labouring under the
effects of the fall, and had one side of her ta..e terrible
bruised. stated that she was a single wo:nan ; she lived
;with the deceased; sad was with him is the chaise on
Mooday 'liming last ; wben they were turning the env
net of Fore-street. Moorfields, on their way horse, this
horse slipped and fell down, and the shafts of the chai,e
were hriken. Mr. Mills, the eleceased, was instanta-
neously pitched out of the ebais-; he was thrown f..r-
ward on his heed ; witness was also throwq out. but fell
sidewap; when they returned home, the deceased lay on
the sofa its the drawing room ; she put a handkerchief
over his face, aid thought he was asleep; he was not
very sober at the time. Witness remained up with bine
all night, and conceived he was getting better; she
called is no medical assistance, not thinking it emeesare.
Witness attributed his death entirely so the fall.
Evan Evans, servant to • 'endears!' lodging at the
house of the deceased. saw the deceas d and ,tire. Powell
,when they same home; it wee about eight o'clock. atal
helped to assist him out of the chaise, and carry him up
states; be was incapable of amistine himself; heard no.
thing more of the matter until the morning, when
witness was informed he was (lead.- Went then few a
doctor.
John Bullock, clerk to the deceased.—l sate him go
opt on Slonday„acconqmoied by Mrs. Powell ; they both
came home in thechaiee about eight o'clock ; tie arappeared
knieliug down with his bead on Mrs. Powell's ;he
never spoke a word. Witness assisted in taking him up
stairs heard nothing of the accident until about ten mi-
nutes before deceased died, when Mrs. Powell mentioned
it to witness ; went to bed about nine tido, It, leaving the
deceased on the sofa, and two gent'emen in the room
with Mrs. Powell; was called up at halifeet live nets ,
morning, by Mrs. Powell; found the accessed lathe met
room by the fire ; be seemed to witness to be eslefps. soil
was making a noise as if snoring hard ; helped sp put
him to bed, and perceiving his breath to step, went to
call a doctor.
Hannah Fowler, servant in the house, remained us
until four o'clock with her mistress, Mrs. Powell a
there were 1., o gentlemen sopped with her mister's ;
they went away about twelve o'clock ; her master use
lying on the soft in the next room; thoneht he was
asleep; knew nothing of the accident: helped her lois.
tress to remove the deceased into the bed-room at three
o'clock ; went to bed, at the desire of her mistral's, a lit-
tle while afterwards, leaving the deceased sitting by the
tire.
Dr. Squirrel stated, that he wase-alted in at sir o'clock
ono Tuesday morning; at which time be found the de-
ceased lifeless ; no assistance was then available: the
cause of his death was no doubt the hurt which ha bad
received when thrown from the chaise.
The Coameaft, after the evidence was gone throne!,
remarked that tivre was the grossest neglect he butt ever
witnessed. Among so many person., not one seemed to
think it necessary to call in medical auk; ince "Oldies
the onfortbente gentlemen had expired: be wee afraio:
nothing more could he elicited on the 0.-easibe, sate,
that the deeraked came to an notimelyend in constqamort
of the accident which had taken Pace.
The Jury consulted for soiske time, and retarsed • Ten-
diet of Accidental Death. bat were atroagly impress
with the neglect shown-Me He revision.