Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1866-04-07
every we'll, but first mus. see bow
she bears this cruel shock

forward and deposed that he was we'll ac.
quain,ed with the deceased Mr. Mac far
lane, Of Manchester that he and his wife
had come to London on a yis; only a lev
days previously; thai lie had seen the
wife WIZ was SO dread;n!'y affected by til.
shock her nervous system hal sustained
by this sad event, that she was dangerous
ly i'll, and totally incapable Of giving e.i
dence, of which statement be handed in q
DOCTORS certificate; he held 10 his hand
he sand, tie marriage certificate of the
deceased, which ke would produce if tn.
jury desired to see 1t; tina, he had man
as,d to PROCURE from the distressed lad
list Of The articles on MacfarIane's per.
son when he lett GOne YESTERDAY on bust
hess, stnce which time he had not been
beard ot until w,.ness brought tue sad in-
te..igence vt his unIlmej y fate.
The divisional surgeon l~posel that
there Was no mar. OF violence upon the
body.
the coroner, in summing up, merely
observed to the ury that il was cv:len;
th,s unfr,nnatc man had been drowned
Ia The Thames there was no reason to
suppose ,ha. he had met his death ~ foul
play nor WAS tn" sGpposltion o! suicide
Warranted, the unfortunate man had. il
appeared, gone out YESTERDAY il the fail
.nj ,lment # bis usual health, strength,
aod lute,Ie,t; they were all aware that IN
the dcnse aud dangerous fig that has pre-.
vailed, accidents were extremely likely to
happen, especially TO persons unacquaint-
ed wah Loudcr it must therefore be
presumed That deceased had by some
means unknown to them fallen into the
river; The holy had been satisfactorily
identified by III ,st respectable witness,
who had moreover brought from the Wild
ow a list Of articles, which tailed exactly
With those found on III. body thew had
heard OF The sad coalition II that uDhap-
~ lady aud there appeared to him no ne
cee-,y Tor adj ,urnins thc inquest for her
presence nothing therefore remained for
them bat 10 give their verdict 4cc.r lin:
t. the facts.
"FoanI drowuel' was acco:lus' -
c.f1cl.
The coroner observed ,ha, the body
ou-hr 10 be baried Immediately, and OIL
aered it to he given up to " Cooley. he
then made out and forwarded TO ;ho reg
lister the necessary Information as to TIE
cause Of death, aud the feeling Of the
jury.
Ia due time the insurance company re-
c-ised application Oh The part OF licIe"
Macfarlsne for payne ut Of The sum insur-
ed--a regular assignment Of the policy
from her late husband was produced, aud
her claim was iurther supported by a
copy Of the eutry OF tho register general,
The company felt some little hesitation at
fret, and postponed payment for far'he-
rh.. a,.;.a - 49,. w.,
ley hut on its being shown ,hat that gen.
tleman had quilted England after due
investigation they felt That they could not
r;,o,o. ana ;,
"''e"'> "
CHATTER II.
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In that village which lies west Of Bromp
ton. At the time we sneak of. there exis.
,.,,.
.eu 'V'' '"0''
george h'ehh'd,on. 'alsly managing anN
confidential cleik, upw Jum ,or partner ia
n merehaut's house ia the CITY, Ous cv-
=, NoAou 10 l
.''S ~ ,''' "'''' e"'''
u'orsr oy tue Jus anu e'af''eu MS wife
by announcing that he must start on
secret mission to i.eghorn the next day.
even,s of importance connected with he