The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1840-12-04 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

IMPORTANT VERDICT OF THE CORONER'S JURY HARROW STATION, DEC. 2.—The coroner sumed the insestigatio❑ in this case last night-at As soon as the nam?s of the jurc  surgeon toker to  lad been called 0,qr. He  the coroner read a lett attending Quinlan, who, it will be recollec • the deceased Sitnpson. The letter stated the opinion of the writer, that Quinlan was sufficiently recovered to be exa mined. The evidence of Quinlan was then entered into after which the coroner addressed the jury at consid, length, commenting as he proceeded on the various r the evidence  The court was then cleared of strangers, and after a d cession of nearly three hours again opened, when a' o'clock the foreman read to an audience, who listened the most intense anxiety, the following special verdict " We find a verdict in the case of William Da. Wilful murder against Joseph Simpson,' and in the case o Joseph Simpson 'Febo de se.' V. impose a deodand of £2OOO on the engine and tenders No. 15 and No. 82. " With respect to Bradburne, the jury have felt considerable difficulty in not agreeing to a verdict of manslaugb• and they beg to express their sense of the great impof his leaving his engine without putting it on the siding, of his leaving it at all in the situation which proved so dan gerous  Mr. Rotch, the foreman, then read the followin tions of the jury : . " The jury cannot conclude their labours without eat)  ing their surprise And regre the executive of the company as c that have come before them in this seem to have passed and printed n regulations, which have been neglected to be carried out anc enforced, while in some instances printed instructions have been given to a class of men unable, for w read them ; and in some cases persons put on as drivers of engines, having the whole conduct of the trains, without bring duly qualified for the purpose. " The jury consider that great blame is attributable to the  cieney of  I with the t.  of educat  e been  directors for continuing in tiieir servi  a reckless driver Ley are forcibly  as the unfortunate man Simpson struck with the ignorance of the executive of-rthe numerous acts of disobedience and wanton carelessness on his part, which have been produced before them in evidence. "Considering the immense importance to the public of safe  conduct in a mode of conveyance over which they are deprived of all control, or, when in motion, even of the power of remonstrance or complaint, and are entirely at the mercy of the engine driver, the jury feel the public have a right to expect that some person of superior education and attainments as an engineer should be appointed as a captain of each proceed with it and conduct it to its final  night signals are evidently insufficient, and yet no efficient means seem to have been adopted to improve the  , it no security can be attained until a means of communication between the guards and the engine drivers is established. To all which matters the jury feel it is the bounden duty of the directors to to attentior  while it  is evident t  :e and came  This verdict excited a very extraordinary sensation throw  out the court  The Coroner then said, that in consequence of the verdict that had just been returned, the inquisition would occupy a considerable time, so as to be drawn up with the requisite  care and exactitude  He was therefore under the nee  of requesting the gentlemen of the jury to come again upo a future day for the purpose of signing the inquisition. Afte the inquiry had been conducted with so much ability an  exemplary patience, it would he truly lamentable if the object that they had chiefly sought should be frustrated by not having the inquisition properly drawn up, and they must have seen how inquisitions had been set aside upon what ha Must call frivolous pretences. He therefore wished for a little time to prepare one which should stand the brunt of future examination on inquiry elsewhere. The jury entirely approved this forethought on the part of the worthy coroner.  Mr. Rotel; and his co the driver of engine No. 15, should be sent for, in order to have the foregoing verdict and rernark read to him ; but, upon inquiry, they found that Bradburne, as well as every other person connected with the railway, had hastily quitted the premises.  dleagues now desired that Bra