The Sun. — 1823-09-04 (London, England)

RON ERS' INQUESTS.  MELANCHOLY EFFECTS OF INEBRIATION. A Coroner's Inquest was held, at twelve o'clock yesterday, before 'l'. Stty.t.ToN Esq. Coroner, at St. Bartholomew's Iloapital, on the body oeCharles Combes. Eliza Combes, daughter of the deceased, who resided at No. 7. Honeysuckle-court, Moor-lane, deposed, that on Thursday morning last she was in the front room, on the ground floor, her father and mother were in a back room—she heard her father take a dish out of the cupboard, and let it fall, knocking down a teacup at the same time—she instantly rah into the room, and saw her father in the act of putting, a •saucepan on the tire, without any water in it-:-he next took up the dish, which wax not broke, and put it on the copper; her mother told him to take It off—he _said he should not, but shortly afterwards he attempted to do oio, and caught his foot in a stool which crossed the room, and fell with the dish in his hand, which then contained a large piece of beef—the dish• broke into two pieces, and his head came in contact with the one part; be was much intoxicated at the time, and his head bled profusely ; he rose up and attempted to strikewitncss's mother, but for what witness cannot say; a surgeon was then sent for, who came immediately, but her father said he wanted'no man's assistance, and refused to let him dress the wound ; he then rose up and walked to the hospital • witness cams with him, and before ping in he said he would something to drink, which he did. The surgeons of the hospital shaved his head and dressed the wound, and he then went out and stopped in a public-house three hours, after which he came home, and on Friday got up in the morning, and was tipsy again the whole day. On Saturday he came to the hospital, where he remained until he died. Coltoemit—You are sure he fell without being pushed ? Witness—lie did. CoaoNEß—Did not your mother push him P Witness —No. The Sister of the Ward observed, that when the deceased came in, he said he was pushed down. CoßowEn—" That cannot be received in evidence." Mr. J. fl. Perry, house surgeon, deposed, he saw the deceased on Thursday last—he had a severe cut on the top of his head, four inches m length, which was dressed, and witness told him the consequence might be fatal if he did hot remain in the Hospital, but he would not—be was much intoxicated at the time. On Saturday he came again, and had considerable inflammation in his head and face—every thing was done that was requisite, but he expired on Monday evening, about seven o'clock, from the effects of the wound, aggravated by intemperance after receiving it. The CORON En addressed the Jury on the melancholy occasion, observing upon the deceased's intemperance ; and that if any one had pushed him down, It wat his wife, who could not be examined on oath. _ _  Nrerdict—" Accidental Death, through intoxication."  Yesterday an Inquest was held before Mr. Moos, at the Feathers, Dean-street, Westminster, on the body of Henry Gerrard, a journeman carpenter, who was on Monday found in the ditch that surrounds the ineiosure of St. James's, in a tit of apoplexy._Verdict, " Visitation of God." esterday evening, at seven o'clock, an Inquisition was taken before T. Sur I..rokr, Esq. Coroner, at the Star in Nag's Ilead-court, Gracechurch.street, on the body of Elizabeth Saunders, who was found with her throat cut, in a cistern.--Several witnesses proved per disordered state of mind for time timeliest. The Jury returned a verdict—" The deceased laid violent heads upon herself in an unsound state of mind." Yesterday morning, at eleven o'clock, a respectable Jury assembled at the Portland Arms, l'ortland Town, before Mr. Sr i n.LING, Coroner, on the body of Daniel Woodcock, a soldier, who committed suicide on Sunday last at noon.—Verdict, " That the deceased Daniel Woodcock did commit the dreadful act of suicide, being at the time in a state of temporary mental derangement." — .