Daily Los Angeles herald., 1879-02-19
CoRONER's INQUEST.
A Supposed Scion of the Irish Nobility Pound
Dead in His Bed.

About noon yesterday Coroner
Harmon was notified by Mr.. Stro
bridge, proprietor of the White
House, that an unknown man, " he
came to his house the previous eve.
ming, was either dead or dying
The Coroner visited the hotel aud
after examination, found that life
had been extinct for probably two
hours. The remains were brought
to the undertaking rooms of Messrs.
Ponet & Orr. AT 7 O'clock last
evening an inquest was held, al
which the following testimoney
was elected:
II. w. Stobridge, sworn: Keep
the hotel known as the White
House; this man came to my house
about L. NJ. yesterday, the 18th;
said lie wanted n bed to lie down
on; he also wanted il for the night
he went into his room about half
past 6 Z. NJ; he went. out of the
house and returned about half past
8; he was very much under the in
fluence of liquor; he was under the
influence of liquor at half-past 4,
but not so much so as he was the
first time he came; l showed him
his room and lit the gas and he sat
down OH the bed and then laid
down on the bed witlYhis clothes on ;
| saw him lie down; he said some
thing; he wanted to talk; he said
nothing Of Importance; l went out !;
left the gas burning; told him not
to bolt his door; he said he never
did bolt his door; at q quarter past
10 L went in and found him lying
about as / left him, ,on the outside Of
the bed clothes; as L left him
he was asleep and snoring heavily,
lying crosswise, with his head off
the pillow; l saw no more of him
till IL O'Clock to-day; the chamber
maid went TO his room and saw
him lying there and told my wife
about it; at IL o'clock I found him
lying in a natural position with his
hand under his head; had evident
ly been dead but a short time; 1 did
not know his name; he paid me for
his bed. j. w. STRoBRIDGE.
Jacob f. Gerkins, sworn: Occu-
patton Deputy Chief of Police of
Los Angeles city; have seen the
body; l recognize it to be HI. G.
Blngham; was acquainted with
him fifteen or sixteen years; [ have
known him to be II heavy drinker
all the time | have known him; he
often got drunk when he had an
opportunity; have seen him within
the last month or two; he lived on
the Almitos rancho; the owner of
the stucn on the A,mitOs was Ly-
ons; l saw him yesterday evening,
between half-past and s, on the
corner of Commercial and Los An
geles streets, just going into q
house; he was under the influence
of liquor; I did not speak to him on
account of his condition; heard
him call for glass Of beer and sit
down and drink in saloon kept
by Laubenheimer, on the SOUTH
west corner Of Commercial and Los
Angeles streets; that was the last l
saw of him alive; don't know his
age; think he was forty-five years
of age and n native of England.
JACOB +. GERKENs,
Dept. Chief of Police.
The jury returned verdict that
deceased came to his death from
causes unknown.
The deceased, who was man of
elegant manners and fine educa-
ton, was well known to old resi-
dents of Los Angeles county, hav-
ing resided here for the past fifteen
or sixteen years, and was at one
time connected with or in the en-
ploy of Robert Burnett in the
sheep business. OF late years he
has been rather dissipated and has
resided at Wilmington and in its
neighborhood and came up from
that port day before yesterday. In
his pockets were found small sum
In silver and pocket knife. A
of provisions, a re.
ceipt for five sacks of abalone
shells and the following, which
leads to the belief that he is q scion
of the family of Baron Clanmorris,
of the Irish peerage, the family
name being the same, were found
in an inner vest pockets:
Baron Clanmorris (Bingham)-
John George Barry Bingham, fifth
Baron Clanmorris, of the peerage
of ireland, born Aug. 27, 1852, sue
ceeded his father in 1876. Broth
ers living-Burton Percy, heir pre-
sumptive, born 1853; Bentinck
Yelverton, born 1855. Sisters liv-
Maria Helena, horn
1850, married 1871 (Brassey); Flor
ence Madeline, born 1856, married
1873 (Pollok); Rose Elizabeth, born
1858.
Clanmorris, Baron. His Lord
ships predecessor was his father,
John Chas. Robert, fourth Baron.
He was born Nov. %, 1926, and sue
ceeded his father in lS47.
Clanmorris-Sara Selma, Bar
opess, daughter Of Burton Persse,
Esq, of Mayado Castle, Galway,
married 1S49, the fourth Baron
Clanmorris, who died 1876.
HClanmorris-Maria Helena, Bar
oness, daughter of Robert Persse,
Esq, of Rockborougb, married
1925 the third Baron Clanmorris.
who died 1S47.
The above is taken from De-
bretts Peerage of 1877.