The Shirley Tragedy.
» ANOTHER VICTIM. LBT TXLIQBAPH.] IXTNITID PIMBB ASSOCIATION.] CHBIBTCHDBCH, 13th May. Brigga' youngest child, who was severely bnrned when his brother wm bnrnod to death at Shirley, died in the hospital this evening. An inqneit on the body of the boy James Joel Briggs was held to-day. The only fresh information elicited was that the child who was uninjured stated that the deceased set fire to his nhirt sleeres while lighting paper at the fire. The jury returned a verdict of Accidental Death, with a rider attributing great negligence to the parents, especially the mother.
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Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 112, 14 May 1885, Page 2
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97The Shirley Tragedy. Evening Post, Volume XXIX, Issue 112, 14 May 1885, Page 2
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