The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser. — 1824-08-14 (London, England)

CORONER) INQUESTS.  nneanrtfa Serternw.—Yesterday afternoon an inquest was held in the Committee-room of the united parishes of St. Andrew, Ilei'born, and St. Geroge the Martyr, before Trios. SizILING, Esq. Coroner, on the body of Joseph Pretty, aged 21. Mr. Thos.Sinipson, veld*. Mr. Fernando, surgeon,7o. lamb's Conduit.stre-et, berg sworn, de sal, that he saw the deceased on last Wednesday evening at the house in which the deceased lodged, at No. 24, Little 6ra7 x Inn-lane, where he was lying in a con. noloption with which he had been afflicted for sonic time. On Thursday morning last, about nine o'clock, a message came to wit. MIS that a young man had cut his throat at the above house. Wit. nes' informed Mr. Fernando, and they proceeded I •iliately to the house, where they found the deceased laid wt quite dead. %%lines* did cot examine die body to ascertain whether he had cut his throat. They were not sent for until he was dead, and then it was considered unnecessary to examine the body. Jane Ikltion being sworn, deposed that she resides at No. '2.1, Little Gray's lim.lene, in which house the deceased lodged. Ile had latterly been very ill and not expected to live, and became worse. On Thursday morning last, about ten o'clock, when his wife went out to proctor him sonic wine, during her absence wit. ness proceeded to the deceased's apartment, and discovered the place covered all over with blood. On entering the room she per. cgived a razor lying on a box near the bed-side; it was covered with bioud. The deceased was sitting on mihair leaning on the table, and he appeared to be quite dead. Ifin throat was cut in a most honed manner, his heed being nearly severed from his body. Ills wife had left the room but a few minutes when witness went to the aparttnent, whisk' she was in the habit of doing daily. Witness understood that the wife went tot wine, by the neiglibouni idling her. The wife did nut call on her prier to going mot. Witneis limni her going down stairs. The deceased hail taken the MAW from a drawer en the room. 1/id not conceive the deceased to be delirious. The wife livid on very good terins with hint. Mr. Fernando attended the deceased during his illness, and paid every attention to him. Sophia Jefferson bcin sworn, deposed, that she is a married wn. man, rending in the same house as he deceased. Witness, on being alarmed. proceeded to the apartment, and found the deceased lying on the floor, weltering hi his blood, having committed the act while sitting on his chair. 4Vitncas supported his bead. Ile could not speak, but ho sighed twice. lie had been very ill for a considerable pnieel. but especially for the last two 1110110%. Had not seen hint for the lag week, and could rust take upon herself to say whether he was deranged in his mind or not. Never observed any thing during her acquaintance with hint that would warrant her in saying he 1111.4 deranged. Witness was not aware when she entered 1 the room that he had committed so visit an act, but considered that ! a blood-vessel had burst. 'While his heal was leaning on her lap slo• discovered the wound on the throat, and a razor lying on a boa. Witness coniccturo s that the wife could not have left the moot long rnotigh to get down three or four stairs. Used frequently to cent. plain of his illness, saying it was too heavy a bunion lot him to bear. Ilan licard hint condemn the practice of suicide. Never thought him callable of committing such an act. Mrs. Pretty, the site of the deceased, deposed, that during the last 17 months illr, deceased hail been exceedingly ill, and during the last week he comphined of his head, and exprossed feats that I. would his: his seos:", and could not sleep at nights. Sometimes he wild get out of lied, and sit by the table with piliows, and i front every e:rettuistance, she considernd him to he denuiged. The Jury retur:ted a venlict. •• That the deemed cut his chrome being at the time in a state of rem 11 thiangemelt." .'. node.r iplarse was held at the Gulden Anchor, Saffart.hill,' Holborn, before the same Canner, on the body of Wm. lfitelby,  It appeared that the deceasei, on Slonday right last, applied to a ins. Italgina-housr in the above neighbourhood for a lodging, and complaint d of sickness at the ttontach and pain in the bowels, for sraicli he took wow soda, eat..or oil, anti other undo:halt, in they, course of a very short period; and on Tuesday blot, a hen his land-' lady entered the room, the discovered him a corpse. Ile appeared to he in a dreadful state of disease and distress.  . The Jory returned a venliet of Jhed by the visitation of God."  AFFLICTING (-Asa OF