On the Sunday afternoon previous, deceased was in his father's farm yard, in company with another little boy called John Johns. One of them, over whom COLLINGS was about to jump, suddenly gave way, and precipitated deceased forward on his face, which caused his death. On returning home he proceeded to the mill, when, to his indescribable horror, he beheld his beloved wife entangled in the works of the crushing machine. It appears that the poor man was engaged in drawing timer for Mr John Lee, cabinet maker, of Torrington, and when at the place named a portion of this timber had to be removed from the cart which had conveyed it from Barnstaple to that driven by the deceased. It appeared that Mr Seward came home from Copplestone fair, about eight o'clock on Monday night, and found his servants absent, they being at a neighbouring farm. I have since made a post mortem examination of the body, and found a large vessel on the brain ruptured, which must have been the cause of death. The mate answered his hails, when the deceased exclaimed he was drowning, and on the mate running forward he saw the deceased in the water, and threw him a rope, but the deceased shortly after sank. On the night of Monday last the children (who were 14 weeks old) were as well as usual, and had enjoyed good health from their birth. Her aunt stated that she left deceased in bed on the morning of Tuesday, at six o'clock, when she (the aunt) went out to her work. - An Inquest was held on Monday last, at Swymbridge Newland, before John Henry Toller, Esq., Deputy Coroner, on the body of an infant named MATILDA KEAL, aged 11 months, who was severely scalded by the upsetting of a pot of boiling groats. He died the next morning, without any interval of consciousness. They removed the body to the nearest house, but life must have been extinct many hours. The body presented a shocking spectacle, the right side of the chest being crushed in upon the lungs. On the evening of the following day an Inquest was held at the hotel before A. there was not the slightest probability of his surviving, and he died in about an hour. From the evidence of Dr Jones, of High Bickington, who made a post mortem examination of the body, it appeared that death was occasioned by disease of the lungs, liver and intestines, produced probably by free drinking. "BRIXHAM - A Coroner's Inquest was held at the 'Crown and Anchor', on Tuesday the 20th on the body of a young man named BARTLETT. Exeter Crown Court Contact Details (address, email, telephone, fax, DX and map of location), Court Cases (Exeter Crown Court Daily hearings list & archive of case hearings) & Criminal Court Case Records Deceased retired last evening as well as usual; and this morning, at half-past six, she was found dead in her bed. His affairs connected with his office are said to be promptly correct, and he was always most regular in the execution of his public duties. until 1836, when the price was reduced to 4d. Had the village been inhabited by the rich no doubt the stream would have been carefully fenced. The Jury returned as their verdict, that the "Deceased was found burning, from the effects of which he died; but how the burning took place did not appear to the Jury. here she lived, and here she found a release from the pains of life by the friendly hand of death, one day last week, under circumstances which, if too late revealed to be of any use to her, may yet reflect themselves in some salutary improvement in the neighbourhood; for it appeared to us that there was, in the filth and decay of the surrounding cottages opportunity enough for those to whom the duty belongs to offer some atonement, if not to the deceased, yet to society, for the miserable plight in which the woman GILL (for that was her name) was suffered to live and die.On Tuesday night last this wretched couple went to bed, as well in health as want would let them be. "SHOBROOK - Death by Fire. The Jury having been sworn, they proceeded to view the body of the deceased, which presented all the appearances of death having ensued from drowning. But for their active efforts the loss of life would probably have been much greater. Mr Aldham followed her at a considerable distance through the back lanes, Trinity-street, and on to Cooney bridge upon reaching that point he lost sight of her, but upon looking down the turning by the 'Newport Inn,' he saw her standing by Mr Shapland's limekilns: He then walked towards her, and she immediately ran away round the limekilns. She had had 16 children christened, and she thought it hard to be served as she was. Pulsation had almost ceased when he was received into the institution; he died in about four minutes after. She was seen a short time previous, and appeared in her usual health. The lungs were gorged with blood, which proved the correctness of the surgeon's assumption that death was occasioned by suffocation; the deceased having fallen or been thrown from his horse into the mud with his mouth downward, and having been left in a similar position by the man who removed him to the road side, as reported last week. - On the 27th ultimo, a little child, named JOSIAH MILLS, aged 1 year and 8 months, and son of MR JOHN MILLS, of Northam, fell into a pan of boiling water, sustaining very severe injuries, and after lingering until the following Tuesday, expired. Deceased was formerly nurse maid in the family of the late Earl Fortescue for a great number of years; she nursed the present Earl, from whom she enjoyed up to her death a liberal superannuation.Thursday 17 December 1846KNOWSTONE - Deaths of Children by Burning. Dr Shapter, who happened to be passing at the time, and Mr Elliott, who was sent for, rendered all the assistance in their power to save the life of the unfortunate man, but so effectually had he perpetrated the act that he died almost immediately. Deceased had, it seemed, been drinking freely in the course of the day, and so also had Thomas, but not to so great an extent. The poor woman was suffering from varicose veins, and the haemorrhage which immediately ensued was frightful. The deceased was also sick. An Inquest was held on the body by Richard Bremridge, Esq., this (Thursday) morning, which resulted in a verdict of "Accidental Death." They were gone about half an hour; soon after their return the deceased went out of the room and returned with a jug of water, and then they mixed up some more of the arsenic and drank it off. An Inquest was held on Monday last, by Jas. "Thursday 6 July 1848ILFRACOMBE - It will be recollected that a fishing smack called the 'Sea Bird,' belonging to this port, was lost, and all hands perished, on Saturday the 20th of May. - A few days since, MR JOHN PEARCE, a highly respected yeoman in the parish of Plymstock, was found hanging in an upper room of his house. The opinion of the surgeon was that death resulted from an affection of the heart, she having for several years suffered from palpitation of the heart. Ellen stretched the truth a little in the first paragraph. She had committed the fearful act most effectually, the wound being six inches in length and extending to the bone of the neck, such as to occasion instant death. - An Inquest was held on Monday last, at Stonehouse, on the body of MR GUY BURTON, a superannuated excise officer, aged 65 years. The painful truth forced itself on the mind of the survivor, who hastened for help to an adjoining field, from which a labourer came to the shore quickly followed by others, with whose assistance Mr Prole made every effort to find the body; but, from the depth of the water and difficulty of access to it, they did not succeed until almost an hour and half after the occurrence, when the tide had sufficiently receded to permit them to walk through the water in the search; and, at a depth of about three feet, they found the lifeless corpse. Last Sunday week, about three o'clock in the afternoon, I observed Abbott strike the deceased on the back part of the head with a buckled strap similar to the one now produced. He was immediately removed to the Infirmary, where he lingered till Saturday, when he died. The above ROBERT HODGE had been a teetotaller six years; about two months since he unfortunately listened to the inducements of some who were in the habit of drinking, broke his pledge, gave himself up to the poisonous draught, and, as vice brings its punishment, the extreme use of ardent spirits soon put a termination to his existence.SOUTHMOLTON - Inquest. He did not go out much lately. The deceased had received a letter from the owners of the vessel just before, the contents of which were conjectured to have affected his mind. Mr Andrews deposed to the facts above stated, and further stated that, by order of the Coroner, he had made a post mortem examination of the body: he found the heart and lungs in a healthy state, but the coats of the stomach were lined with a whitish substance, the nature of which he could not accurately state without analysing it; and the contents of the stomach he had also secured, in order that it might undergo a similar process. Earl Fortescue, who was found dead on his mother's breast the same morning, aged 12 weeks. The waggoners had brought in a load of timber from Eggesford, and one of the pieces (about a ton and half) was fastened on a pair of high wheels for the purpose of being drawn from the road where it was lodged into the years; the waggoners had unhappily become intoxicated, and the head man had left his team in the charge of his assistant, who, instead of guiding the horses in the centre of the road, suffered the off wheel to get between two pieces of timber, and the horses going at a smart pace the wheel came violently against a projecting knot in one of the pieces, by which the chain secured around the piece they were drawing in was driven off its place, and the pole of the trip-wheels suddenly resounded backward and alighted unfortunately on the head of the deceased, who was behind the piece of timber. was now too certainly sealed. Verdict accordingly.Thursday 23 May 1850LANDKEY - Fatal Mail Accident. All proved of no avail; and since that time he has declared vengeance against the gentler sex, not admitting any one within his house to cook his victuals or to wash his shirt, these indispensable offices having been performed by himself. It appears that while MR WEBBER, a farmer of that parish, was going over his grounds to examine his flock of sheep, he fell suddenly to the ground and expired. The deceased has left a wife and four small children.Thursday 18 November 1852BIDEFORD - Fatal Accident. - On Friday last, an Inquest was held before Richard Bremridge, Esq., M.P., Coroner, at the 'Mariner's Arms,' on the body of RICHARD HOPKINS, aged 11 years, who unfortunately fell over a boat the day before and was drowned. Deceased had gone to rest on Tuesday night in his usual health; but in the morning, on his son (who slept with him) awaking, he found his father dead and cold by his side. An Inquest was held on the body the next day before Alfred Drake, Esq., Coroner for the Borough, which returned a verdict of "Died by Visitation of God. An Inquest was held on his body at the 'Morley Arms,' by Mr A. "Thursday 9 January 1851PILTON - Sudden Death. Delays to Marsh Barton station meant the railway bridge remained closed for two years. The other young woman (Smith) has since died.Thursday 22 October 1846BIDEFORD - Accident. She was the aggressor, and in the scuffle received a black eye: prisoner did not retaliate after she struck him. Verdict, "Accidental Death. Before proceeding with the investigation, he wished to look over the evidence brought against the prisoner before the magistrates, together with his statement, in order to ascertain if it would be necessary to apply to the Court of queen's Bench for a writ of Habeas Corpus to bring the prisoner back again to be present at the Inquest. Mr Joce, surgeon, was sent for, but life was extinct before his arrival. Nothing was seen of him for half an hour, when a little boy, who met Mr Darch as he was returning from church, told him that a man was lying with his face and hands in the water. He was not aware the deceased had a pen-knife.Henry Forester, Esq., house surgeon to the Infirmary, in his evidence said:- The deceased was brought to this institution about seven o'clock this morning. For some yards the ground adjoining the water is unprotected by any fence, and the marvel is that such accidents are not of more frequent occurrence.Thursday 24 August 1854COLYTON - An Inquest was held on Wednesday last, before R. H. Aberdein, Esq., Coroner, at the Commercial Hotel, in this town, on the body of RICHARD PRINCE, a labourer, aged 61 years. "MESHAW - An Inquest was taken on Thursday last, in this parish, before John Henry Toller, Esq., Deputy Coroner, on the body of FRANCIS COCKRAM, aged three years, son of JOHN COCKRAM, mason. She went in, and without a word struck him such a blow with an umbrella that it was broken in the scuffle. I have resided with MR BLACKMORE rather more than 12 months; he has been ill for some time, but worse for the last two months; he kept troubling himself about different things; one was about a bill of a few shillings which he had sent in for his attendance on the wife of a serjeant, and which was sent back to him to make out a new one; he used to speak of it frequently, and would express himself afraid of being taken up about it; I do not know that he was in any trouble about his pecuniary affairs or circumstances; his spirits were very low and his appetite bad; one thing would trouble him and then another; I went into him this morning about two o'clock, my wife was ill, and wished to see Mrs Thorne, and I remained with deceased the while; he was standing by the bedside; I asked him to get into bed, but he replied - "I am in great trouble; I have seen a man standing over there outside Mr Curry's window;" I said - "What of that?" After breakfast, about nine o'clock, he went from the workshop down stairs to fetch an iron for use in his work, when, after he had left the shop a minute or two, his shopmates heard the noise of a fall, and on going down stairs to see what it was they found the deceased on his back on the floor and quite senseless, having fallen backwards from the stairs. The body was conveyed to Fremington village, to await the Coroner's Inquest, which resulted in a verdict of "Accidental Death. Skinner went to breakfast at eight o'clock, and returned to the stables in about half an hour; and, on going to the loft, he found the deceased lying on his face upon a bundle of straw, and receiving no answer when he spoke to him, he feared that he was worse, ran to call in another man, who returned with him, and on turning deceased over they saw that he was dead. PARKHOUSE, of this parish, thatcher. She made use of no food, and the convulsions were violent and succeeded each other rapidly. I proceeded to make a post-mortem examination, and found all the internal organs, both in the chest and abdomen, in a state of perfect health; the intestines and abdomen loaded with fat, and the body in anything but an emaciated state, which I pointed out to the Jury. 757-926-8561. - An Inquest was taken on the 26th ult., at Middle Stoodleigh, in the parish of West Buckland, before John Henry Toller, Esq., Deputy Coroner, o the body of SUSAN GERMAN, a child of five years of age, daughter of MR NICHOLAS GERMAN, farmer. WASHINGTON The Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that North Carolina's top court did not overstep its bounds in striking down a congressional districting plan as . We said, "You had better come down to him;" and she replied, "Never mind; sit him in the stairs, and he will come up by and bye." "PLYMOUTH - Death in a Pugilistic Encounter. On the above morning MR PYLE arose at his usual hour, and lighted the fire, after which he went into the workshop and spoke to his apprentice. Nor was the damage confined to the premises of MR MILLS: the house of Mr Young opposite shared in it, as did those of Mr Cooke, Mr Symons, and Mr Gray, slightly, a few panes f glass in each being broken. On the previous evening the deceased and a youth named James Boyce, proceeded to the lime-kilns adjoining the Canal, for the purpose of passing the night. It is supposed the accident must have occurred about dinner time as provisions lay beside a stone on which he had been apparently sitting at the time the accident occurred. On going with him to see the child, I found it insensible and suffering from the effects of narcotic poison. The. - A painful case of this kind, in the death of a Sunday scholar from an accidental blow in the head with a strap by his teacher, occurred in this town on Saturday last, and has been a source of much distress to the parents of the child and the teachers and managers of the school, particularly the unfortunate young man who was the unintending cause of the catastrophe. On Monday she got out of bed about five o'clock in the morning, and her husband thought she was about to get him a cup of tea, but soon afterwards, a labourer was passing the mill pond, which is very near the town, and saw a woman's bonnet and shawl lying on the bank; he immediately gave an alarm, and the body of the unfortunate woman was taken out of the water. There was no evidence of what the gun was charged with, but the Jury, after hearing that deceased was 70 years of age, and had been in low spirits for the last two weeks, returned a verdict, "That he shot himself during a fit of Temporary Insanity. An Inquest was held on Saturday on the body, and a verdict of "Accidental Death" returned.Thursday 27 February 1851SHIRWELL - Fatal Accident from the Kick of a Heifer. - An Inquest was held this (Thursday) morning, at the 'Bremridge Arms', in the North Walk, in this town, before Alfred Drake, Esq., Coroner for the Borough, on the body of WILLIAM FEWINGS, of Swimbridge, aged 72, who had died suddenly in the 'Bremridge Arms,' yesterday afternoon. The deceased was a man much respected, and had been a member of the Independent congregation in this town for many years.Thursday 20 February 1845BARNSTAPLE - Concealment of Birth of an Illegitimate Child. The body was found by two men called James Colmer and John Holland as they were going to work on Monday morning: there were no marks of violence upon it, nor did the pockets appear to have been searched. The post mortem view of the surgeon confirmed the presumption that death had resulted from the rupture of a blood vessel. No evidence was given as to how he got into the water, and an open verdict was returned.
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