Sydenham Times, 25 March 1862.

SYDENHAM.

Death from falling from the roof of a Building.

On Tuesday evening, March 21st a coroners inquest was held at Mr. Bailey's, "Fox and Hounds Inn," Upper Sydenham, touching the death of Mr. Henry Kilby, Plumber of Kirk Dale, Sydenham. The following gentlemen composed the jury Messrs. H. Jones (Foreman). Clewlow, Moore, Sinkins, Foster, Russell, Roberson, Elkington, Shaw, Springctt, Seddon, Dobinson and Williams. The coroner C. J. Carttar, Enq. having requested them to view the body, on their return the following evidence was produced.

W. Wetheeill deposed that he was in the employ of Messrs Kilby end Johnson, plumbers, of Kirk Dale, Upper Sydenham, and on Tuesday 21st inst., he was at work on the roof of a newly erected house, on the Bickley estate, near Bromley, Kent. The deceased came to visit him on that afternoon, about 6 o’clock. After being in conversation with him a short time, he proceeded towards the valley of the roof for the purpose of descending. The roof was flat at the top with a slight incline each way. On the flat was a piece of quartering a few inches in length, in frequent use by plumbers. The deceased apparently stepped on

the quartering, which threw him to the edge of the incline, and rolling down the slanting part of the roof, which was a slate one, fell over the precipice to the ground, a distance of forty feet. Witness instantly hurried down to render what assistance he could and found deceased, attended by one or two workmen, laying on his side groaning deeply. They quickly formed a litter and carried the sufferer to Bickley Railway Station, from which place a train was just on the point of starting, and conveyed him to Lower Sydenham, where he was put in a cab and taken to his residence.

Mr. Martin Johnson, partner in the firm, deposed that on Tuesday evening the deceased was brought home in a cab, groaning very much from injuries he had received. He was sensible at the time and knew him (the witness). Upon putting questions to him all the answers he could get was that he was "a dead man." Had ascertained that the deceased requested to be brought home instead of being taken to the hospital.

Dr. Brooke Muriel, who attended the deceased, stated that he found him in a state of collapse. The deceased spoke a few times, his only words being that he was "a dead man." He administered stimulants to endeavour to cause a reaction, but all in vain. The deceased lived only for about two hours after being brought home.

The jury after the summing up of the coroner, returned a verdict of "Accidental Death."

Sydenham Times, 1 July 1862.

Smashing.

Cornelius Calligan, hawker, of no fixed residence, was charged before J. Traill. Esq. at the Greenwich Police-court, on Saturday, 21st with passed two counterfeit shillings Mr. Bailey’s, "Fox and Hounds Inn," Upper Sydenham. A large circulation of of counterfeit coins had lately taken place in Sydenham, many of them having been passed at Mr. Bailey's. This caused a sharp look out to be kept for the utterers, when the prisoner was detected in the fact, he passed one, and, on attempting to pass the second, was apprehended and given into custody of P.C. J. Hunter, 262 R. The prisoner was committed for trial. The prosecutor, and Mr. Churcher, a witness, were bound over to give their evidence at the Old Bailey Sessions.

Sydenham Times, 22 July 1862.

Smashing.

On Tuesday James Sheppard, a labourer living in Dulwich-huts, was charged before J. Traill, Esq., at the Greenwich Police Court, with passing two counterfeit shillings at the Mr. S. Bailey’s, "Fox and Hounds Inn," Upper Sydenham.

P.C. 222 R, Charles Turrell, took the prisoner into custody, and on searching him at the police station found seven other counterfeit shillings in his possession.

The prisoner was remanded for a week.