The Atherstone, Nuneaton, and Warwickshire Times. — 1886-07-24 (Atherstone, Warwickshire, England)

SUPPOSED FATAL ACCIDENT.  Dr. c. W. Iliffe,.Coroner for North War., huhlbire, held an itai ntry on Satunlay afternoon at the Three Horse Shoes. roleAtill, nso tho death of Andrew Taylor, of Hill-fie ds, Coventry, w hose body was of out of the canal on the previon,. night. —Selina Taylor, the wife of the deceased, said that her husband was by trade a tailor, and lived at 82, Wellington.strect, Hill.fichls. He woo 74 years of age. He had been ill, and Ir. Hinl had attende,l hint for nervounne, and last . .  visited him on f• ndity morning. Deceased was receiving sick pay from his club, and had to go to Dr. libel every fortnight, when he bad No club book signed, to enable him to gel his money. He had not done any work for the last two or three years. His sight, generally, was very had. and he was somewhat feeble on his legs. He wamlerol in his mind, but slept very well. She had not heard decc.cil complain of being tired of life, and knew of nothing that would hare caused hint to commit the net. There had been no ' irritation at home— decemsed having his dinner on Friday of the usual time, and saying nothing at all about his tea when he went out about font or live o'clock. She did not see hint again until he was bront,,ltt front the canal.—Witness stated, in reply to the Coroner. that she bad been ntarried before ; her first husband committed suicide, but she thonght the cause of his doing no wo.r throngh drinking and trouble. She had hoed on the noon friendly terms with the dece.ed, never having cause to do otherwise, as he WEIS generally a quiet man. There woo nothing unusual in Ins going out at the time he thd end the only way in which she could acconnt for his death wnintirot he must have been walking by the canal, as he woo very fond of being near water, and have .cidentally fallen in.—William Qninney, seaver, living at No. 33. Leith', Buildings, Stoney Stanton road, said that on Friday rught he wan on the towing. path of the 9tnni about 20 ntinutes In oio Near Red lane bridge he now o body in the canal, floating near the middle. He got the body mit. laid it on the canal side, and then communicated with the police. Ile did not see any oigns of a struggle, and, what woo strange, the deceased's hat wa.s on his head at the time he w. pull d nut. Thin was the whole of theevidenee. —The Coroner, in summing up, pointed out that the deceased woo suffering from senile decay. and if his sight were bad. and he was feeble. his death Milern have been an accident and not a suicide The jury mud, however. take the evidence before them and return their verdict accordingly. —The deceased's wife again interrogated. said ihat her husband 1.1 I:ad fits, and had suffered very badly With his eyes, and front a swin tog ill the head After some deliberation the jury, in the absence of anything to pr suppose suicide, returned n vet, diet of accidental death.  .‘yf.R!.t.Erogi? HOSPITAL  The subjoined in return fog the week commencing Weds...lday lent In• Outpatient, patientn. Dental I7L S tch'serge7" Toted reginehileg 61 ... 2.78 0 with Tickets 7 ... 65 ... 0 Accident.. sled Canunltles • • • —' •  "Zrl;;;Ttred 7•7l.lhot'a-TF.:4::;: 1 29  Total D. WV, Phyokian. Mr Mono, Sutgeon. I:l:...lars.ovoloDo.oar.t.a2l..Surgoon.  Gao. H. Helm', E..vt,:7ae.d.Hay. T. H. Hallett, SY.