An inquest was held at Pevensey, near Eastbourne, on the body of Archdeacon Robert Sutton, who, after meeting with a serious accident in London, insisted on travelling some sixty miles by railway to his home at Pevensey, whore he died twelve days later. Evidence showed that deceased, who was seventy-eight, was noticed by a constable being supported in Queen Street, Cheapside. Ho stated that ho had been knocked downby a handcart, but did not know whether rhe fault was his. He refused to go to a hospital or see a doctor, and took a taxi-cab to London Bridge, where he was assisted into a Pevensey train. The lad in charge of the cart stated that 'his opinion was that the Archdeacon slipped off the kerb and fell against the handle of the cart. Medical evidence „ showed the deceased had a fracture of tho thigh. The jury returned a verdict of death by misadventure. j
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Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 824, 24 May 1910, Page 8
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154Untitled Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 824, 24 May 1910, Page 8
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