The Birkenhead News and Wirral General Advertiser. — 1890-03-01 (Birkenhead, Merseyside, England)

THE QUARREL IN. A LODGING  HOUSE.  ADJOURNED INQUEST.  On Wednesday, Mr. Murton, borough coroner, he'd an adjourned inqaest at the Pier Hotel, touching the death of William Gordon, 76 years of age, a doak labourer, who died on the previous Thursday at a lodging house in George•street, from, it woo alleged, injuries he had received during a drunken quarrel. The inquiry was formally opened on Saturday last, but was adjourned by the coroner in order that • past modem examination of the body might be made. The first witness called was Margaret Williams, who stated that the deceued had lodged at lier house at 46, George.strest, for the past two years. The Coroner: There was a bit of a row at your house, I belie,.? . . . .  Witness: Yes, but it was me that was ill.used, and I called "murder" and "police.' The Coroner: Did you fancy you were murdered Witness: I got cat about the faoe and had two black eyes. The Coroner: I suppose you have some specific remedy for black eyes and are used to them? Witneas No, I never had one before. Continuing her evidenae, witness said the row occurred about 7 o'clock on Monday evening, the 17th inst. A man named Patrick Moran, who was known by the nickname of "Mookey," • former lodger, visited the house and went into the room where deceased was sitting with other men. Moran, who was a quarrelsome man, pommenced • row and witness very badly because she ordered him to leave the house. She was forced out into the lobby, and on bearing the deceased groan witness looked through the key hole and saw that a large jug had been broken. The pieces were lying on the floor. Witness on the following day was in bed suffering from the injuries she had received. On the Widnes. day morning she saw the deceased and asked him bow he felt. He said his bead was very ;bad and be could not get up. Towards evening he get worse, but was quite sensible until 7 o'clock on Wednesday night, when he became unconscious and died at about 2.30 on Thursday morning. The last words be was heard to say were " chat he was very bad and had been beat." Before the row commenced witness ordered Moran to go out of the house, but be said "I will not go out until I am ready, and before I go I will kill some one." Witness looked at deceased's head, bat did not notice any marks of violence. The Coroner: If deceased had been struck on the head with • jag one world have expected to find a deal of blood from the wound. A juror asked witness several questions as to whetter she had a young woman lodging at the house, and as to whether deceased had been paying his addressee to her. . . . . _ _  Witness stated that she hide young woman lodger. The Coroner asked what this had to do with the matter  The juror replied that perhaps the row bad been caused through jealousy. The Coroner (to witneee): I wonder you did not tearh Moran better manners.  Witneas : I ain't teach ooal beavers manners. (frunchter.) Or. Francis Johnston Sated that on Saturday last ' he made • post *torten' examination of the deceased. There were no external marks of violence on any part of the body and the brain was in • healthy con. dition. On examining the chart cavity be found pleurisy on both sides. There was acute interns*. lion of the membranes of the heart, and death was earned by peritonitis. A juror asked whether be considered that the etrenitie would account for the illness of the deceased. The Doctor replied that Is did not believe it would. The Coroner stated that the evidence of the doctor was very satisfactory, and from his examination it appeared that deceased bad not received violence from anyone, but haa died from 'cote inflammation. The jury returned • verdict of " Death from 1 natural oaasea."  You needn't cough if yon'll nee Cragg's Linseed and Glycerine Balsara.--80, Argyle-street, Birken head.