The Sun. — 1862-08-05 (London, England)

COBHAM, AIM. 4. An inquest on the bodies of the two gentlemen who were found on Friday in a wood near Cobham was held this morning at the Ring's Arms Inn, before W. Carter, Esq., coroner for East Surrey. The bodies had been placed in coffins previous to their inspection by the jury, and in an outhouse adjoining the inn. The spot where the tragedy took place was visited by hundreds of persons on Sunday, many of whom came from the metropolis for that purpose, and the trees near to which the bodies had been were entirely stripped of their foliage and branches by those who were curious to obtain mementoes of the extraordinary occurrence. The excitement continues to increase rather than to abate in the neighbourhood.  The following evidence was adduced, after the Coroner had remarked that, as the bodies presented a most horrifying spectacle, the jury were only to be shown the lower extremities by the lid of the coffins being removed d few inches in order to satisfy them that the bodies were those of human persons. He observed that there were three hypotheses respecting the deaths, viz.—Suicide, or the murder of one and the suicide of the survivor.  H. Hogan, cattle dealer, of Cobham, deposed to being at the George and Dragon on Friday last, about seven o'clock, when two men named Eyles and Boxall requested him to accompany them for a walk, and he did so. They left the village and tnrned into the waste land on Walton Heath. After proceeding about 150 yards from the Ripley turnpike road a very offinsive smell was observed, and on passing through the common towards the road to Byfleet he remained behind his companions '44 on turning round he saw what appeared to be I this bodies of two men, one of them was lying on lm's f kvibith a cloth over him. The other was the bre right side with his head reclining on companions the former. Witness called to his and they then °l;thom he pointed out the bodies, 1 bodies, and gave the spot without disturbing the ofrmation to Police-constable Lovell. The smell otizidtaently dead for some sive, and they had beetn/aa bodies was very offentntetrhkenc3w th,,l,c, days. Witness and the eonatneon had no particular 01 Ir, andi. paper 11h oe had adhdi had db not he e.t dies were there • ly herald that a rot 111.1.)ceealise:vnaesftohnraogttotihsn:garlaoching for ainythii,_, previous en found. __ Thos. Lovell, polic:.‘-constable, stationecl. ~t Cobham, deposed—On Friday evening last I ree,,,, certain information which caused me to go to t:ovinde waste land called Walton Common, being in the parish or Waiton-On-Thames. I found several per. sons standing around two dead me ,r , one of whom was lying on his back with his legs crossed, and having his head and face covered with a railway wrapper. The other lay upon his right side, with his head resting cn the breast of his dead companion. Their dresses were not disordered. The bodies were attacked by vermin, and they had probably been dead seven or eight day& Mr. Webb, surgeon, accompanied me. I observed a pistol lying just behind the head of the upper one, on which was an exploded cap. I now produce it. It is empty, having been discharged. A striped fancy cap was