INQUEST.

Press, Volume VIII, Issue 839, 8 July 1865, Page 2

INQUEST.

An inquest was-held yesterday at&ealaiHmsjoJ£ before J.-W» S. Coward, Esq* the coroner* is 2& Milla' Hotel, on the body 4 6f/Archibald farlaoe.whowaa killed,'by the Hghtning, <ppf Thursdayeveniog. r Mr, _L (ktherwopd f w|i§|p forenfeui of the jury.; r • T '-'" -•.-•".■.. - ; _fe| The first witoesa examine- was- r P«ter'-__tfl(ff§| john, who laborer, m.Chri-tchurch. On Thursday.evening proceedmg, 1 with the deceased, to __?J I _eag«rM#| Avonside, and when about a-quarter of a mofm from Mr.3eager!s residence turn back; but we af-erftards reached _W| *f™_|® and'knocked at theoobr. thunder, and sawablue ball of fire pass eunmM to my head, -On looking round I saw the drtgjg open, and'- thought thei oeceased haajpme and on feeling round J touM •ryin j in -the - doorway. He did- not The woman in the house brought a light, «0»lS| we carried the deceased inside and tried t°Sp| awaken 3rim, but A boy sent for a t 7 etor, and notice was given; tg police. _■ d not see deceased struck by |[j_|£S ligbtning. Deceased was standing close to nt the time. The deceased wa_r a man, and lived at Addington. ' J|f Dr. NedwiU, the next witness, stated I have Mm made & post-mortem examination of tt»**body-S of the deceased, and found contusions on body, the hair on-the temples and at the ba»lp part of the head ia staged; there waa I contusion of the skin extending from the part of the neck across -the throat. - e P_ n the head and found the brains to be deikdent jp oi blood, the membranes were. 3 gns_fh/>3|f congested. On the calf of the right were also several contusions, and the J£s§f the heel and. right- foot waa much MQ " O^_ v the same as if the foot had -breo_-er_-hiatea; the cock on 4_e > ft»*-:«ew^g

m\go burnt through- The left leg presented game appearance, but not to such an extent. ___c _mff» were euormoualj .congested. The •ftfrw-T in the heart was quite fluid. I have no fo&t but that death was caused by lightning. Dr. Coward said the evidence waa quite conetoair- as to the cause of death. It was a very -aofid ease ; the deceased must hare died inand without pain. Hie jary returned a verdict of Accidental Death.