The Poole Telegram. — 1884-05-30 (Poole, Dorset, England)

THE ALLEOED MURDER AT BECKINGTON. Oa Monday the inluest on the body of Thomas Phillipe, who died under mysterious circum ;tanner; at Beckington, was resumed before Mr. W. Muller, at the Woolpack Inn, Beckington. Dr. Evans said that in consequence of a letter received from the coroner he had, in company with Dr. Parsons, made a further examination of the body of the deceased. He found a fracture of both nasal bones, which would, in his opinion, have been caused by a fall or blow. It would sot be improbable for euoh a fracture to have been  rans,l by a fall, but he would expect then that there weuld be bruises on the tip of the nose. There was a reln,rkable absence of injuries to the skin. The more I he ii ol thought of the case the more he was convinced that the injuries were not caused by a blow. He did • not think a blew followed by a fall would have pro&lced the inja ice. He did not think the injuries would be explained by a blow, and the head striking against a will. The reason he said so was that, from the nature of the fracture, the force must have been transmitted from the spine either by the body falling on the head, or else the Lead being driven forcibly on the spine. His conve• Ration with the deceased relative to the fall from a ladder toek place on a Sunday :A 12.30 p.m. It WWI possible that at that time tff u don might have commenced, but he c insidered deceased was quite capable of giving expression to his own thoughts. The bleeding from the right nostril with none from the left, blood effused on the right silo of the head and none on the left, and when he turued the body over in the poet mortem a quantity of blood running from the right no tril, WAS to his mind eti ong evidence that the blood came from the brain and not from the fr mture of the nose, and the theory he would draw from that Was, that supposing the deceased met with the accident heirs he went to the public-house the stimulant he had, cold air, and walki ig exercise would bring on a reaction in excess, and bleeding would occur on the brain. The blood pouring out on the brain would very probabl.y cause giddiness and accou .t for his f ; the blood then would find vela through .the nose and relieve the brain, enabling him to get home. Whea witness was called in deceased Was quite conscious, and made no complaint of being assaulted. Mr. J. Fre lk. Parsons M. H.C.S. E.. said in Tuesday, in consequence of a communication received from Dr. Evans, he made wtih him a further examination of deceased's body. He described the appearance of the body, and it was his opinion that the fracture of the bridge of the nose was caused by a violent blow delivered trom directly in front by an instrument that was fairly soft—possibly from a fist. It wenld be difficult to explain such an , injury by a fall. Dr. Evan's evidence was read over. , and nearly the whole theory of the fall Mr. Parsons said he could not follow, aid did not agree with it. Several other witnesses having been called, the jury returned the following verdict :—" That the deceased died from an eff Aron of blood on the brain produced ' by a fracture in the base of the skull, but there is no ; evidence to show how the fra.eure occurred." They also added a rider thinking the police for their careful r investigation in the case. Mr. Biagood said that on r behalf of the police he c add nt look upou the case as settled, but if anything further came out in the course of the investigations which they would continua to make they had another court to which they could apply.