The Kenilworth Advertiser. — 1880-10-30 (Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England)

THE SUSPICIOUS DEATH IN COVENTRY.— On Wednesday, at S. Mary's Hall, Mr. Coroner Dewes resumed the inquiry touching the death of John Twyeross,6o years of age, Lower Nelson. street, who died under circumstances reported in our last week's issue.—Mr. Neale appeared on behalf of the relatives of the decease 1, and Mr. Minster appeared for Mr. Turville, the landlord of the William the Fourth public-house, Spon-street, whence deceased was ejected on the 22nd May.—The evidence of Joseph Flint, a watch-dial maker, was to the effect that, in consequence of deceased making an accusation against the landlord, the latter ordered him out, but as he refused to go, ejected him, swinging his arm round and catching the deceased a blow on the neck. In cross-examination by Mr. Minster, this witness said that deceased complained of his head prior to the occurrence in question. He conaidered Mr. Turville pushed rather than struck deceased.—ln examination by Mr. Neale, witness said his wife and Mr. Turville were cousins.—Other evidence of a similar character having been given, the daughter of the deceased, Mrs. Emily Allen, said that on the night of the 22nd of May, deceased complained of having had two blows, one in the eye, and the other at the back of his head. Blood was running from his nose. She had never heard deceased complain of his head before.—ln answer to Mr. Neale, witness said a summons against Turville was applied for on the Monday after the occurrence, but was not granted.—Deceased's widow gave evidence of a similar nature, and said she fomented the back of deceased's head: Deceased never complained of his head before.—ln answer to the Coroner, witness said deceased's mother died in a lunatic asylum in London. Other evidence having been given, Dr. Milner Moore, who had made a postmortem examination of deceased, gave his testimony to the effect that death was caused by an abscess in the brain, that there ,was no disease which could have caused the abscess, and that abscesses of that description were almost always the result of external violence.— In answer to Mr. Minster, witness said he did not remember a ease of an abscess forming within four months, and killing a man.—Dr. Dewes corroborated.—With the consent of the Coroner, Mr. Minster contended that Turville ordered the deceased out, and as he refused to leave, he ejected him, but did not use more force than was necessary. Even if deceased received a blow while being turned out, he held that that would be homicide by misadventure.—The Coroner, in summing up, dwelt upon the conflicting nature of the evidence,aud having pointed out the law in such cases, said it was not for him to say what the verdict of the jury should be, but he did not think himself that they would be justified in returning any other verdict than that of manslaughter. It would not be safe to ,ay that it was a case of justifiable hoinicide.—The jury retired to consider their verdict, and after a few minutes deliberation returned into Court, and the foreman said the verdict of the jury was "that the deceased died from an ab4cess on the brain, but there was no evidence to show how that was caused."