The Dewsbury Chronicle, and West Riding Advertiser. — 1875-01-02 (Dewsbury, West Yorkshire, England)

WEDNESDAY. • Ine, Hall-street, Oxford, and took the train at the station , The city jury attended at the Oxford Hospital on there last Thursday morning, to go to Ruabon. Wednesday when evidence was given of the identity of . Thomas Miles, boot and shoemaker, of 71, Heath-street, the body of Zillah Fryer, the daughter of a chant' taker, Birmingham, said: I identify the body of Samuel Busby, residing at Wycombe, in Buckinghamshire, who di ,ed on 55, who kept the post-office at Kirkbridge, near Witney. Tuesday night.' • . He WAS my father-in-law. He was coming to visit and At eleven o'clock the Coroner opened his adjourn ed enspend the Christmas with me in Birmingham. A young quiry at the County Hall, Oxford. man, named Thomas,; Smith, his brother-in-law, of Kirk- Before the proceedings commenced, the foreman of the bridge, was travelling with him, and was the only one city jury complained on, behalf of the citizens th at the who was got out of the compartment alive. He is present gates of the court were not open, and that thereft n'e the to-day, having escaped with little injury, enquiry was virtually conducted in private, so far aa , Mr. Webster applied to the coroner to allow the two they were concerned. The Coroner said the enqui ry was engine drivers to go for the day, as their evidence would quite public, and the gates should be at once thrown , not be required until the next meeting. ..: . open. . Thomas Holme, a writing clerk, of 29, Denman-street, Mr. Webster, on behalf of the company, said lac I should Kensington, Liverpool, identified the body of his sister, now call evidence to clear up the points raised ' by the. Eliz ,beth mime, aged 26, spinster, a schoolmistress, of jury on Tuesday. 'b ' • Rytle National School, Isle of Wight. She was on her The Coroner said the jury would ear in 1:11121 ,d they way to Lichfield to see her parents, and spend Christmas were at present only hearing evidence volunteere Iby the with them—travelling by the special train, on Thursday company. . , last. . , . Mr. Webster said he was only conducting—(lau ghter)— George Day, general foreman to Henry Lovett, con- the enquiry subject to the coroner's approval. tractor, of Wolverhampton, identified the bodies of The Coroner—l should check you if I thought; you:were William Cavanagh, 55. a bricklayer's labourer; Henry transgressing. (Laughter.) Johnson, 22. a carpenter, of Warminster; and Joseph William Garlick, in the employ of the distric ; locomoShaw, aged 35, a journeyman 'zinc worker, of Birminge tive Superintendeet, was called to show the re: won why haui. They were coining home for Christmas Bee,, te,lia,l an extra engine wx, attached to the express. ~ 'Witness known them all some time: There were 23 of ~alr,..Lnvett's reel it was expected that, some more emetic; . would he 1 , . men in that train, conning home for then holidays. put on at L-amingtote and, as the rails werein a slippery The Coroaer said, if any ope who was in the train could ' state, i,t would hive been difficult ,to have - got ,t4e .4rain , . . (~ ... .gtetebitneely tuggestion, haeheuld be pleesed.,eo, he ty.,,up flattop Beek.. 'An engine ceeh , let haw p,,, a-113)001i; The wetness peed, _he had deeteutleneet prits4; Selii ti* ~,,,t Learningtortetteless ltle,d teen petel ,ll'Y mee lerldo and,: Henry: letaatop, , . of.;•;W:QINP:II4fP•Pttoe, i ,AAR,haa. hgeof!ti 4:, incre ' wiiS, uf tune :1:,:i (ddr• on e; fialo -, 3i fl!:rd, ',J'i tl te etectped ._ •  engine wa,')Ai' - • 'ti„. t 1-• • 7-3 a• ac tecy , ass in the , • • ^Mt. iColrych •renuinde, Le prisoner for f.v rear. H6' ktioW(Ve itietiihea ze from, as it and said he °' should him 'to Newo7,.to to was ()Tiered by Mr. Gibbs. the station-master. answer a charge of attempted murder. Would it not have been dangerous to send ti to train on , The prisoner, who appeared astonished, was then with one engine? removed.  th  isvok