The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1903-01-24
Public House Fatalities.

on Friday the deputy coroner, Dr..
Burgess. held an inquest at Jervis
street hospital. Dublin, on the body OF
a man named James Fay, of % Lower
Gloucester street. employed as time
keeper in the Alliance Gas company,
who died in the hospital on Christmas
DAY as result of injuries received the
previous dav. Deceased was brought
to Jervis street hospital on Christmas
eve I'M an unconscious condition, caused
by injuries stated to have been sus-
tanned hv falling down the stairs lead
ing to the lavatory in Mr.. Egan's Ii
censed premises. IS Sackville place.
Mrs Kate Fay. wife of the deceased,
gave evidence of Identification and
stated her husband came to dinner at
/ O'Clock on Christmas eve. He was
then sober He was a temperate man
and seldom touched drink, except once
IN six or twelve months.
Michael Murphy, 20 Annadale avenue,
Fairyiew. porter in the employment of
M Egan. deposed that between and
8 o'clock he found deceased lying at
the bottom of the stairs leading to the
lavatory. He at once gave the alarm
and had the injured man conveyed to
'Jervis street hospital.
To the coroner-There are twelve
steps on the stairs.
Nr Friery-Is there a hand rail?
Yes
Are the stairs well lighted?
Witness-It is very well lighted.
DIT. Ryan deposed he made a post
mortem examination and found that
death was due to coma, following upon
fracture Of the skull. The deceased
man died al quarter past on Christ
mas morning.
The jury intimated that they did
Not require the attendance of any Of
Inc assistants. and returned verdict
% the effect that deceased died from
fracture Of the skull. presumably as
NE result of a fall such as referred to.
hey added that the occurrence APP
peared to be purely accidental, and
lhey attached no blame to anybody.
.
On Thursday evening a man named
George Dollard who formerly resided
m city common lodging house. died in
Aercer's hospital as the result of in
.Glles said to have been sustained by
,aaing down the stairs leading to the
-aFatory in the licensed premises of
-4r Hall p Fleet street.
AT . o'clock the city coroner DR.. L.
=. bErne held an inquest at MERGERS
hospital on the body of the deceased.
homas Pollard. Aldboro' avenue,
psojher of the deceased. gave evidence
~ identification
hr. Rosario. house surgeon. deposed
He made a port-mortem examination,
ehd Irund that death was due to hem-
'IlaEe pressing on the brain, caused
ny fracture Of the skull.
Io Mr. Horan-He could not say
neither deceased was drunk before the
.'ioent lie was. however. suffering
rom a'ca holism. He had in his pocket
a., 4,a1-rint OF whisky, labeled y. Far
~ House. 112 Marlborough street
ne '9roner-This whisky does not
an TO have been touched. 1t was
is.5r opened, and, as a matter Of fact,
bIShecjor Dunne-That is the house
4aa been working in
INN Heatherton. assistant in Mr.
- licensed establishment, stated
eL ne saw deceased coming into the
ne did not ask to be served with
to drink. but went toward the lava
VIZ. STAIRS. Immediately afterward
5.''eSs heard crash, and on going
CIV" NE lavatory stairs. found de-
,dSed wing at the bottom of the stairs
40 a pool IF blood.
Mt Horan-Deceased got no drink
o. VT Halls establishment that day
far as witness knew. He did not
.guent the house.
de, jury returned a verdict of acci-
mental death.