THE FATAL ACCIDENT IN MANNERS-STREET.

Evening Post, Volume XVII, Issue 397, 18 April 1879, Page 3

THE FATAL ACCIDENT IN MANNERS-STREET.

This morning an inquest was held at the Morgue, before Dr. Johnston, Coroner, and a Ju^i; of whom Mr. Dawson was foreman, torching the death of Jessie May Jamleson, a little girl who was run over and killed in Manners-street on Wednesday morning. Dr. France deposed that he was called to see the child about half-past 8 a m. on Wednesday morning, and found her in a state of collapse, evidently from some internal Injury. He was informed that she had been run over by a milkcart. Tho only external mark 1 ? of injury were n slight brulso on the lower part of the abdomen and another on the chest. In his opinion these bruises were caused by the hoof and knee of the horso. There were no marks of a wheel having passed over the body. The child died between 2 and three o'clock on the afternoon oflfie same day. He believed that the bowel was ruptured, and that the child died from shock to the system. John Jamießon, a pfintef, father of tho child, deposed, that the deceased was three years of agfl<* she' was playing ip the front garden with, her sister, between 4 and 5 years of Bge, aifd 'toast! have strayed out into the straet. ." Thomas' Reardon, laborer, stated that on Wednesday morning about half-past 7 o'clock be was. passing -along Manners-street when he saw*- the cWTd run across the road towards the Opera" House. She suddenly ran back agaln^, AWbllktcart came along, and the horse knocked her down. Deceased ran right under the horse's feet.- Witness cried out, and the driver at-onco nulled up, before the wheel could pass of |f ttie Child and witness picked her up and fkt tibr on tho footpath. Sbe was able to stand, fit' "appeared faint. He then carried her horne 0 , The horse was going at a very steady pace at the time of the accident. He did not think, the' driver of tho cart was. in any way to blade." -William Tanner, milkman, in the employ of Mr . Pitchett, of Obiro, deposed that he was in the cart on the morning or the accident. The driver was Alexander Harrington. The horse was going about five miles an hour. When opposite the Opera House he saw the child leave the footpath. He did not see her under tfre horse. Someone cried out, and the driver instantly pulled up. Harrington had driven for; Mr 1 . Fltchett for about three yeara and ty»s' a Very steady man. The 1 jury returned a verdict of accidental death.