The Wolverhampton and Midland Counties Advertiser. — 1875-11-27 (Wolverhampton, West Midlands, England)

DISTRESSING DEATH IN 'WOLVERHAMPTON.  The Borough Coroner (Mr. W. H. Phillips) held an inquest yesterday morning, at the Fox Inn, Northstreet, concerning the death of Thomas Heaney, aged 20, ker stamper, residing in Dunstall-lane.--Elizabeth Henney, widow of a cabman who died three years ago, the mother of the deceased, said that on Saturday he complained of pain in his head, and witness procured him some medicine. He was unweH over Sunday, and was on Monday unable to work. In the evening he became much worse, but it was , then too late for a parish note to be obtained. Witness went for the parish doctor, but could not procure his assistance, having no note. Her son died ydseaetion took place as about six o'clock on Tuesda.y morning. Witness had other sons. She did not believe deceased had been in any disturbance or had received any injury.— Margaret Cox, a neighbour of last witness, corroborated her evidence as to the illness and death of the deceased. She went for a parish note, but she learned that the relieving officer had removed, and could not get to know his place of residence until Tuesday.— One of the jurors remarked that the body had no blankets about it.—Mrs. Henney replied that she had not any blankets.—The Foreman: How do you keep yourselves warm in the winter?—The witness Cox: o They have nothing more than you have seen. —The Coroner said ho did not see any accommodation in the house for any ordinary invalid. There was no warmth for a sick person, and death would be likely to be accelerated in e tse of illness. There was a little bedding in the house, but neither bedstead nor a blanket. The house showed such a state of poverty as thousands of people in the town did not know existed in their nlidst.—The Foreman said no one would believe the poor state of the house seheaosedhadgatvoe her 9s, ago she applied application was wllsunlessoornrsiwe Henney ohei nnewyntaessiytaatwis pea ioi stdri ti—eaarnl nofs 0, 0 rgli aIoI answer,velhnhome commercial rol Ocv siica* . LAI ar travellers, t wNhvltre with her, Ain questions,og tivh gave mftahohearwerdme 43' is. ska. : too wwaihntbehdl when 1 ltlofi blanket, could,eo_ttd,so. fo insb this:: m. ti conversation edomnthotvhnei eemier. to the desirableness or otherwise of a post-mortem, examination, but it was remarked that the body of the deceased, which appeared tolerably robust, bore no marks of violence, and ultimately a verdict of "Died from natural causes" was returned,—The Coroner said he wished also to remark upon the dangerous state of a wall in Dunstall-lane, opposite the house where Mrs. Henney lived. It was propped up by timbers, and was so unsafe ' that he and the jury thought it best to keep as far away from it as they could.—The Foreman: You called attention to the same wall two years ago.—The Coroner did not know whether the property was public or not, but he thought the borough surveyor jnight .inspect it, and he requested the constable attending the inquiry to mention the matter to the .surveyor.  Letters from Cairo state that the Khedive's troops have avenged the death of the son of the celebrated engineer,' Linant-Bey, and killed 2,000 men of the tribe to which the murderers belonged. •