Bridlington and Quay Gazette. — 1886-02-20 (Bridlington, Humberside, England)

ATTEMPT TO COERCE A JURY. An extraordinary scene was witneesed on Monday evening in the course of an inquiry held by the coroner for Lambeth, into the oircumetancee attending the death of a newly-born male child, who was found dead beneath railway arch. The body was found by some boy., and it was taken to the police. station, where it was examined by Dr. Frederick Farr, the divisional sari/eon of police—Mr. Jordan, one of the jury, said it wee highly important that Dr. Farr should be preeent to give evidence as to how the child had met with its death.—The Coroner The proper course would be for the jury to return verdict of found deed; the inquiry would then be left in the h..s of the police—Mr. Jordan remarked that it was improper for a coroner to give the jury instructions am to their verdict in a case of grave importance. Child murder was greatly on the increase in the metropolis, and in order to put down vice of inch a fearful character he, as a juryman, would .not sign the inquisition form, nor would he be dictated to when he knew he was doing hie duty. ("Hear, hear," from neveral of the jurym..) Tradesmen were not to be called from their basins...a to serve on juries as " dummose."—The Coroner , requested the juryman to resume hia east and hold hie tongue, and threatened that unless he did so he would commit him to prieon.—Mr.i,Jordsn said he ' ! would go to Prison willingly, end then lay the case , before the magistrates of the county of Burrey. Hewes there for the ewe.e purpose of doing hie duty, and he intended to do it.—The foreman of the jury (Mr. Drake) said he endorsed all that had been uttered by hie fellow-juryman, and should decline to return a verdict until he had heard the medical evidence, knew:ash as the wise, if left as it now otood, would be an inducement to vice and an incentive to child murder—At this stage of the proceedInge a scene of an extraordinary character mooned, and scarcely a word could be hesrd in wart. After silence was obtained, the foreman said in the absence of medical testimony he was not in a position to form an opinion as to whether the child had met with its death by foul MOMS or otherwise—The Coroner informed the jury that it was simply • waste of time and an unnecessary expense to the county to adjourn the inquiry for a post-mortem examination and medical evidence, as it had been definitely decided by the superior courts that unless there was independent legal proof of identity, and of the child having had a separate exiatence, no criminal charge could be austained.—Another scene then occurred, .d the ooroner ordered the mut to be cleared with the exception of the jury. After a chord enneults. tion it wae decided to adjourn the inquiry, and in the interim* poet-western examination will be made.  Amman FOIOnt OP • CHINON POP £BOO ST Hom..—On Wednesday, at the Hull Police-Gout, Robt. H. Dixon, described •• • clerk, an abridged on remand with forging &cheque, bearing the signature of his firm, for £3OO. The prisoner was remanded till Monday nest in order that a froth charge of attempting to obtain £3OO by false pretences might be entered against him.  A CL6Bolrit. An A Burcass.—A remarkable feat has been achieved by • clergyman in one of the poor districts of the metropolis. The Rev. Freeman Willis, incumbent of St. Agatha, Finsbury, according to a correspondent, recently net up a butcher's shop, with the view of supplying his parishioners with meat on the same terms as it is sold in Smithfield market. Ills experiment was so succoesful that in • short time he determined to open a second establishment, and he has now lone shops, at which he does an enormous trade. Moreover he is selling at sufficient profit to enable him to continue the trade. It looks, adds a correspondent, se though Mr. Will, had solved tho question of supplying the London poor with meat at a price which they are able to afford.  The London Christian Globe refers editorially to the introduction into England of a new remit. dial agent, which has brought about wonderful results in curing certain diseases, hitherto deemed incurable, tho statements an to its efficacy being so strongly anthenticated that their absolute truth. (ulnas is assured. Dr. T. Wernher,