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Straightsmouth
Greenwich
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South Eastern Gazette, 22 November 1853.
Fatal Occurrence.
An inquest was held on Friday last at the "Druids’ Arms,"
Straitsmouth, Greenwich, before Mr. Carttar, coroner, on the body of
Mr. Wm, Hughesdon, aged 42, lately residing in New king-street,
Deptford. It appeared from the evidence that on the 24th October,
deceased and his wife were proceeding towards Limehouse, and on
crossing a thoroughfare near George’s Stairs, Grove-lane, across
which there is a tramway, leading to the Commercial docks, and on
which trucks are employed (the tramway being an incline from the
river-side) to convey bricks, one of the trucks came running along,
the breaks-man of which swore that he called out to the deceased,
who, it appears, succeeded in thrusting his wife back, but was
himself struck on the left arm, being forced along a considerable
distance, and when picked up the arm was found to be broken below
the elbow, and the hand, being almost entirely severed, merely
hanging by a piece of skin. He was at once conveyed on board the
Dreadnought, where the limb was amputated, and went on apparently
well until a few days before his death, when inflammation
supervened, and death took place yesterday week. The jury returned
their verdict that death resulted from deceased, being struck by a
truck, but as legal gentlemen were engaged to watch the proceedings
on both sides it is believed that the case will have to bo decided
in a court of law.
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From the Borough of Greenwich Free Press, 29
September, 1855.
Coroner's Inquest.
During the past week, an inquest was held on the body of a child,
named Sarah Rutter, residing in Straight's Mouth, Greenwich appeared
from the evidence, that the deceased met with her death by
accidentally falling down a water closet; and the jury returned a
verdict in accordance with the evidence.
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From the Borough of Greenwich Free Press, 3 May, 1856.
Coroner a Inquest.
An inquest was held on Tuesday last, at the "Druid's Arms,"
Greenwich, on the body of Abraham Cooper, aged sixteen years, of No.
6, Cold Bath, Greenwich. It appeared from the evidence that the body
of the deceased was found in the reservoir, Greenwich Park.
Verdict, Found Drowned.
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From the Borough of Greenwich Free Press, 6 September, 1856.
Coronet's Inquest.
On Wednesday last, an inquest who held at the "Druid’s Arms," before
C. J. Carttar, Esq., on the body of a Prussian lad, named Ernst
Marx, aged 17, who came by his death by falling from the main yard
of a ship, about forty feet high. His thigh, and both his arms were
broken, and his skull fractured.
Verdict, Accidental Death.
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From the Borough of Greenwich Free Press, 18 October, 1856.
Coroner's Inquest.
On Thursday last an Inquest was held at the "Druid’s Arms,"
Greenwich, before C. J. Carttar, Esq., coroner, and a highly
respectable jury, (Mr. Clifford foreman,) on the body of a new born
female infant, which was given birth to by Miss E. Sears, aged 21,
of Church-row, Greenwich, which it was alleged came by its death
under mysterious circumstances. After an examination of Miss class Sears,
(sister of the accused,) Mrs. Dowty, the nurse, and Dr. Downing, the
jury returned a verdict of:— Died at the birth from want of
attendance.
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From the Borough of Greenwich Free Press, 22 November, 1856.
Death from falling into a Tank of Boiling Water.
On Wednesday morning Mr. J. C. Carttar, coroner for Kent, held an
inquest at the "Druid's Arms," Straits-mouth, Greenwich, on the body
of a fine lad, 16 years of age, named James Loammi Golding. The
deceased was employed at the colour works of Messrs. Parker and Co.,
near Deptford creek. Near the engine belonging to the factory is a
tank about 10 feet deep, which receives the condensed water of the
boilers. On Saturday afternoon deceased crossed the tank, which was
partly covered with some planks, for the purpose of procuring a
towel and soap, and in jumping back, he missed his footing, and fell
into a depth of seven feet of boiling water. His cries for help
brought to his assistance his father and other workmen, and having
been extricated with considerable difficulty, he was taken on board
the Dreadnought Hospital-ship, and, after lingering in the greatest
agony for four hours, death put an end to his sufferings. The jury
returned a verdict of "Accidental death," the coroner at the same
time recommending that proper protection should be afforded in
future, by having the tank wholly covered.
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From the Borough of Greenwich Free Press, 12 September, 1857.
Coroner’s Inquest.
On Wednesday week last, an inquest was held at the "Druid’s Arms
Tavern," Straight’s-mouth, Greenwich, before C. J. Carttar, Esq-,
coroner, on view of the body of Robert Johnson, a child four years
of age, who was found drowned in a ditch, near the Greenwich
railway, at the back of Roan-street. A witness named Maybank deposed
that he was told by other children that a child was in the water,
and he then went and found the body of the deceased in the ditch. It
appeared from other evidence that the child had been playing near
the ditch with other children, and the jury returned a verdict of
"Accidental death."
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Orr's Kentish Journal, 12 April 1862.
Inquest.
On Wednesday afternoon an inquest was held at the "Druid’s Arms,"
Greenwich, on the body of a new-born infant, found in the Thames off
Greenwich, when an open verdict of "Found Still-born" was given.
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Orr's Kentish Journal, 3 May 1862.
Death from Want.
An inquest was held on Thursday, at the "Druids’ Arms," Greenwich,
on the body of Ann Croom, aged 58, who died from destitution, a man
named John Croom having been married and lived with her twenty-six
years, having had several children. Mr. Wates, the relieving
officer, having ascertained that the deceased had been previously
married at Kingston, Portsmouth, and that she had married Croom
while her other husband was living, he (Croom) at once forsook her,
and is now living in adultery with another married woman at 12,
Alfred-row, Roan-street, Greenwich. The coroner called him a
"vagabond," and said though a verdict of "Died from natural causes"
was returned, he would see if he could not be prosecuted.
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Orr's Kentish Journal, 30 August 1862.
Inquest.
An inquest was held before C. J. Carttar, Esq., coroner, at the
"Druid’s Arms," Greenwich, on Monday evening, on the body of a
female infant found dead on the banks of the Thames the previous
Friday. The verdict was "born alive, death caused from suffocation,
but by what means there was no evidence to determine."
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From the Borough of Greenwich Free Press, 22 November, 1862.
An inquest was held last Saturday, at the "Druid’s Arms," Greenwich,
on the body of a new-born infant found on the banks of the Thames.
Verdict, death by suffocation.
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LICENSEE LIST
BLAGDEN William to Nov/1848
SPRULES Robert William Nov/1848-Nov/70
WHITE Robert (Robin) H Nov/1870-71+ (age 36 in 1871 )
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