Bridport, Beaminster, and Lyme Regis Telegram and Dorset, Somerset, and Devon Advertiser. — 1884-11-21 (Bridport, Dorset, England)

BAO END.  An inquest was held at the Council Chamber on Friday and Saturday, before the B Rough Coroner, Mr, G B. Aldridge, and a jury, of whom Mr. G. Andrews was foreman, on the body of • young girl named Jane Dare, 23, prostitute, who met her death by drowning on Tuesday night previous. TIII3 decealed, who war more familiarly known as " Ginnett," from the fact that she came iuto the town with the oircua of that name. was, according to a woman named Elizabeth L9RO9. of Saliebury-straet, with whom she liver, a native of Maiden Newton, and she got her livelihood by prostitution. She formerly " kept company' with the young man James, who, it may perhapa be remembered, was stabbed by a Swediah sailor, dying a few minutes after the infliction of the wound. This seems to have preyed upon her mind, and she has t aka° to drinking heavily of late. Oa Tuesday evening she went into the houle, and taking down James' likeneas, kissed it aril burst out crying. She than put it in her bag um. Sue also screamed out twice while in the street. She then lay down for a time and after war is went out to the Poole Arnie about ten o'clock, but Galton, the landlord, geeing she had had SW St r0(9110d to SOTTO kr; t, 4 putted ha out, *bout  20 minutes after Jasper Dear, the la "iollord of the Jolly Sailor, was on the quay, near his ataiales, ashen he heard a splash in the water, and also a couple of moans, and he could see the water bubbling. He met a man named B gee, who was also concerned in the fight with the Danes, and he said he had heard the same. Upon that Dear remarked he thougot some one must have drowned himself, and coolly walked indoors to narrate what he had heard. Mr. Dear afterwards, in comp any with Biggs and " Uncle Brown," went across to the spot, and he then pointed out where they would find the body if anyone was drowned.—The Coroner (severely): Yee, that was some satisfaction to you. You would get 10s. for the body, but nothing if you had saved a life. Why didn't you get the drags? Too much trouble, no doubt? —The woman's bonnet was picked up by the side of the prily, and the body was after wards recovered by Thomas cker, a mariner.—Biggs, who had been ordered to attend, not being prestos', and it having been hinted that the deceased had given evidence against him during the hearing of the charge of murder, the Coroner adjourned the Court until the following day. On Saturday, William Alfred Biggs was examined. He said he was • fish hawker. He saw the decessed last alive on Tuesday night, between six and seven, at the Jolly Sailor. She was with another woman. She had a glass of porter, and stayed four or five minutes. She was not intoxicated, and did not complain. He came out of the Portsmouth Hog, with Patrick Devine, a little after ten. Walking along the Quay•road they heard a splash but thought it was some one in a beat, and took no notice of it. Devine then left him, and Deer came up and asked him if he had heard it.—Sarah Dear and Patrick Devine corroborated this.—lt should also be stated that Mary Ann Bartlett, the woman who examined the body, found no marks of inj ,ry upon it, except 'where the fish had eaten the face.—The Caioner having briefly summed up, the jury returned a verdict of 'Found drowned in the water of Poole Harbour." They also recommended that the Quay lamps should be placed nearer the edge of the water, as many deaths tram drowning have taken place through persons accidentally stepping overboard. Only a few day. before a sailor in the darkness fell over. He was however, a powerful swimmer, and was recovered, but with difficulty.