Verdict - "Accidental Death. - An Inquest was held on Friday last, in the Guildhall of this town, by R. W. Grace, Esq. On Friday night, FOWELL kept watch with deponent in the Dock Yard. Mr S. gave it as his opinion that the boy's death had been occasioned by the unchecked ravages of violent inflammation which had effected so many parts and tissues of the body, and that had proper and efficient measures been resorted to at the commencement of the disease, the lad's life might have been saved, as he had always been previously strong and healthy. - An Inquisition was held on Friday evening last, at the Guildhall, in this town, before Wm. The mother was not absent from her house ten minutes, during which time the melancholy accident occurred.Thursday 31 January 1828 On Friday last, a poor boy called CHAPEL, 15 years of age, a parish apprentice to Mr Chapel, of Coombe, in the parish of Southmolton, put a period to his existence by hanging himself in his master's barn. It appeared the horse and cart were under the care of a boy, who was riding in the latter, and who, to avoid an object on the other side of the road, kept so near to that on which the child was, that he drove over her, without perceiving her there. in consequence of receiving on the preceding day a dilution of laudanum and water. A Coroner's Inquest sat on the body yesterday, which returned a verdict of 'Accidental Death. This letter (which we think it right to withold from publication) is couched in the most affectionate language, and represents his distracted state of mind in the strongest colours. About ten o'clock in the morning, she came down stairs and said to her fellow servant, the book - "If I could get out I'd drown myself;" on which the cook replied, "for God's sake do not have such wicked thoughts in your head," and talked to her on the impropriety of such observations. The Jury, after a patient deliberation, returned a verdict of Temporary Derangement.At Exmouth, on the 3rd instant, on the bodies of JOHN HAYNES and JAMES MCGUINEAS, seamen of the revenue cutter, Nimble. - On Thursday, at Bickleigh, near Tiverton, on the body of THOMAS PITTS, aged 35, who put an end to his existence by shooting himself. Coroner, on the body of WILLIAM FACEY, late of the parish of Kilmington, hair-dresser. The Coroner consulted the Jury, and, with their concurrence, Mr Gilbert was admitted. many years respected of that place. About noon on the above day, MR CHARLES SHEPPARD, son of MRS SHEPPARD, of Marle-field House, Mary-pole-head, being about to proceed in a gig to Bradninch, whither the family intended shortly to remove, his mother, who was coming to this city, expressed her intention to accompany him through Peater lane, to the head of St. Sidwell's. She obtained the poison from a small packet in her mistresses cupboard, which had been procured for the purpose of destroying rats. To this effect the evidence on the Inquest went and no other whatever, and in accordance with it, the respectable Jury returned their verdict of "Died by the Visitation of God, in consequence of Phrenitis." Coroner, and after a short investigation, the Jury returned a verdict of Accidental Death.On Friday last, an Inquest was held by T. Copner, Esq. The Coroner directed that of the majority to be recorded. He has left a widow and two children to deplore his untimely death. Verdict, Died by the Visitation of God. Death of MR AULD, the celebrated Harlequin. Having occasion to seek her husband about 10 o'clock on Wednesday night, she went to the hot house for that purpose, where she dropped down in an apoplectic fit, and immediately expired. The child JOHN was lying on his back; the sides of the face and neck, as well as the under-surface of the body, presented a livid appearance; there was a livid circle round the neck, and where this passed over the windpipe; there was a spot about the size of a nail, which was more discoloured than the rest. From the evidence adduced before the Coroner's Inquest, the Jury, after having received a luminous charge from T. Copner, Esq. DEATHS. A surgeon was presently on the spot, who applied the stomach pump with effect, and the wretched man was carried off to confinement. The following witnesses were examined: - Sarah Tout, Mary Richards, Eliza and Martha Davey, and Richard Quaintance. It was considered the flint entered the body with the ball. Please check your inbox and click the link to confirm your subscription. 15th inst., suddenly, at Tavistock, Mr. William Heath, mine agent, aged 56. - The deceased was about 19 years of age, of very sober and industrious habits, and, by his exertions very essentially contributed to the support and comfort of his family.SOUTHMOLTON - Fire and Loss of Life. Witness observed that although no accurate discovery had been made of the nature of acrid taken yet it is possible that a large dose of arsenic might have been swallowed, and the stomach so emptied of its contents by vomiting, that it could not be discovered. It is somewhat singular that neither of the parties were aware that the prisoner was in possession of the dreadful weapon, not even the men who had been walking with him being aware of it. - On Saturday last, at Morthoe, on the body of MARY TRENT, aged three years, whose clothes accidentally caught fire on Thursday last, by which she was so dreadfully burnt as to cause her death the following day. Sailed.Maryann, Pearse 2023 Findmypast Newspaper Archive Limited - Proudly presented by Findmypast in partnership with the British Library, A Findmypast company - also visit: of Sutton Place, died on Sunday last, in consequence of having taken poison. the details of the catastrophe will be found in the following evidence adduced before the Inquest, which was immediately summoned, and met at the Guildhall, at 9 o'clock; Mr Mackrell, foreman. Coroner, on the body of MR JOHN JOCE, of the Golden Lion Inn, Chittlehampton, who died almost suddenly, in the night of the Wednesday preceding. The ball was not flattened, it was made of lead, and weighed 260 grains. The mother applied, through another person, before the death of the child, for relief, to the proper officer of the City, but it was refused, as she believed, on the ground of the mother's refusal to go to her parish, or into the workhouse, as she was advised to do. Deponent then enquired when they died, and MRS F. answered "at four o'clock." "Thursday 12 March 1829 Distressing Circumstance, Attended with Loss of Lives. Verdict accordingly.BARNSTAPLE - Also, on Tuesday last, on the body of JAMES SCOTT, aged 78; who had been at work in the garden of John Thorne, Esq., at Newport, whose lady very benevolently had him into the kitchen to give him some dinner, whilst eating of which he suddenly dropt his knife and fork and died, without the slightest premonition of so alarming an event. It appeared he had taken a large stone and placed it in the middle of the kiln on the top of the lime, upon which he sat down; he probably fell asleep or was overpowered by the effluvia from the kiln, and fell backwards upon the burning lime. Ernest Clayton Erickstad, 87 of Devils Lake formerly of Starkweather, ND, passed away on Monday, April 10, 2023, at St. Catherines Care Center in Fargo. He went to the spot, opposite Kekewich-place, where he found deceased in the cart, and ordered him to be taken to a room, which being complied with, he examined him, and thought he was in a dangerous state; he considered, from the symptoms, that deceased was decidedly labouring under Cholera. The deceased was a servant in the employ of Mrs Spencer of Slew Farm, and on Thursday last went with three others to fish with a net in Allsweare River, about three miles distant from Southmolton, where meeting with a pit which descends suddenly and a bad bottom, SELLEY entered it and his danger instantly became apparent; his companions in vain endeavoured to rescue him, he sunk to rise no more. He continued in the same state the following day; but on Saturday he appeared much more composed, and in the evening inquired for his razors, and manifested much displeasure at her having displaced them. GRIBBLE, a waterman, who resides at Shepherd's Quay, Stonehouse. It appeared that the deceased had been much afflicted with an asthmatic complaint which had long confined her to the house; in consequence of which, her temper had undergone a complete change, and symptoms of mental distraction had on many particular occasions, as well as in general conduct, become apparent. The body was taken out of the river near Salter and Owen's brewery. Verdict - Accidental Death.Friday 31 August 1827 An Inquest was lately held at Axminster, by Mr Cox, on the body of an illegitimate child, of which a young woman, named MAYBE, aged 19, had delivered herself. It was at first supposed to be merely stupor produced by intoxication, combined with the blow and fall, but after a time appearances too plainly told the fatal truth, - that life was extinct. Unfortunately among those on the banks, no one who was able to swim, was of an age to give them assistance to bring him out, consequently all their generous and hazardous efforts to this end failed of success, and he lay until Wm. 'JOHN AVERY, alias TAVERNER, has been committed to our County Gaol, on the Coroner's warrant, charged with manslaughter, in shooting MARY MAUNDER. Two of them obeyed, and immediately quitted; the third delayed and used taunting and irritating language. From the time he first attempted this act of self destruction, his mind appeared to have been occupied wholly on his money, the sight of which afforded him the only gratification he was capable of receiving. The decoy pond being frozen over, three men who travel the country with earthenware, and having a dog with them, went on it for the purpose of sliding. The surgeon proved that on Tuesday last he was called to attend the deceased, and found him very incoherent; he stated that his old master had sent for him, and that he must go to him, and complained of a violent pain on the crown of the head, as if something would burst through it. CUNNIBEAR the deceased, and others, were drinking together for several hours at a cyder shop by the road side, near the Black Dog, when a dispute arose between CUNNIBEAR and Selly relative to a wager that had been made between some of the party; about ten o'clock CUNNIBEAR left the house to go to his home, when Selly overtook him and tripped up his heels: CUNNIBEAR said, 'you sha'nt serve me so again you blackguard:' whereupon Selly put one hand to his breast and with a violent kick threw him off his legs, levelling him with the ground on his back. The body was taken to the Engine-house, St. Thomas. Deceased continued sick and very thirsty, and drank a quantity of sea water - they were drifted about and were out of sight of land till Friday. The deceased had been to Hartland fair, and it is supposed he fell from his horse on his return home, as he had drank very freely at Hartland.Thursday 21 May 1835 BARNSTAPLE - Sudden Death. MRS WEBBER, the mother of the child, has another child besides the deceased, and left both in the care of the little boy, while she attended a sectarian meeting in North-street.