The Inquest.

Oxford Observer, Volume 1, Issue XXII, 28 December 1889, Page 5

The Inquest.

An inquest touching the above accident was held at the Poundkeepei's residence, on Monday evening, before 0. Whitefbord,'Esq., and a jury, of which Mr Laming was chosen foreman. Frank Bluett deposed : lam a. laborer m the employ of Mr John Weld, and was m charge of his horse team on Saturday, Dec. 21st. I knew the deceased, who went with me to Mr Youngman's mill, and assisted to load the dray. When the hdrses were started the deceased had hold of the long reins which were attached to- the- leader; I drove the shatter, and was m front of deceased. The horses started with a rush; there being a slight incline. I noticed the leader's reins slacken, and, on looking round, saw the wheels passing over, deceased. He was lying on his side when I first saw him ; the wheel struck him above the hip, and passed down his leg,; at the same time pushing him along for a short distance. I stopped. the horses as quiokly as possible, and went back to him ; he spoke to me first, saying, he was "done for," as the wheel had passed over, his loins. < Mr Little then came up, and I asked him to go for, some of .the mill hands, who said thpy would attend to him whilst I went for the doctor. I came ■to Oxford and got Dr Bees, who returned with me. and he 'at once had deceased removed to his step-father's house. The deceased was used to bush work and to horses. The horses were quiet. Deceased went with me .for companionship. Hudson Little deposed : lam a farmer residing at Carleton, .and at <Mr Youngman's mill on Saturday last. ■ I saw the' last witness and deceased there. ' I saw them leave the mill, and. the horses appeared to start rather quiokly. . .The deceased, Who was . driving: the leader, fell, and d saw: the wheel ; parsing .oyer him; .1 went. to help him, and asked him if he was much hurt. „ He said he thought he was out to pieces,' and that he felt thejmost pain m his belly. Mr.Yqungman and the mill| hands came down, and took him"up to .the whare; - " I saw. deceased put into the trap to dome 'to Oxford. f ° : Iy should say' there wasj about a ; ton of wood oh the ■ .'■.■■■_'■■.; •\- ■;•■'■■■■ Howard| Bees deposed : I, practice as a chemist and druggist m Oxford, 1 and' was . called to attend to the deceased between twelve and one [o'clock oh 'Saturday last. I found him lying upon an improvised bed m a whare at|Mr Youngman's mill. From wb!at I had'bee'n told" I concluded thattsbme of his • limbsj were broken, but when, oh examiria- .. tion,^ I found |they werecnot, I had' 'him put ; into a trapjand removed ;; to Oxford^ . which took; a little" over .two hours and a-quarter. When we_ arrived home, T had him ' stripped, ; and] found a, nlorethaij'usual. swelling about the"pubes. There was urinal stoppage,, so I used" the cathetar, .and' nothing resulted excepta few drops of iblobd, thus, .proving that .. the bladder, wwars r ruptured. < I^.gave jhim a drihkof whatever. he asked for,. -which he, at once vomited, up, and then said, he felt better. 1 gave himt seLveral full doses ipf.opiumduring ,' tlie^ight, which seemed^ to alleviate .the pain. ' I : was ; absent f or ,a short time.in/ithe. morning, ,and when, returning I [was met ,pn- the road - and asked to hurry up,' but.when I ; arriyed he Was dead. The cause of death was the accumulation of water, stopping the heart's action, consequent upon the rupture of the bladder. The jury returned a verdict of . "Accidental Death." ' ' : ' ;