INQUEST.

Evening Star, Issue 3461, 26 March 1874, Page 2

INQUEST.

An inquest was held at Hospital at noon to-day on the body of one James Logan, who died at the Hospital last evening. .The jury having been sworn, and Mr John Gray chosen foreman,

The Coroner (Mr T. M. Hocken) said that deceased, a wharfinger, was killed rery'siiiddcnly on the previous day. There were two accounts as to the .‘death—the one thah the horse fell on him, the bther that it . crushed It was for the jury tq ascertain.the cause of death hhd. to determine whether the horse was vicious and was unsafe to be given to deceased. Of course if such was the das® the owner was toblamd. .fj The jury haying viewed the body, the following evidence was given:— > Andrew Millar, carter, living in Stafford street: I have known- deceased: for the la«t ten years. He was about 54 years of age, unmarried, anative;of Ireland, and a drayman. Was a Roman Catholic, bad a brother diggings and a married sister in Geelong. About twenty-five minutes -past six last evening I Saw him taking ahorse out of a dray at Tomlinson’i Victoria Stables! One Woodburn was helping him on the off side, deceased being on the near side. The horse had been working on the wharf for the last six years, ..Slaw the horse jam deceased; it knocked him up against the stable sidle. Hq recovered himself and ; then tried to get hold of the horso, bub while doing st> his'fOet caught the,dray, and he fell across th® shafts of the dray, the horse falling on him, I assisted in getting him up, when he isaidJiis heart was broken. Dr. Borrows, who Was passing, said he was badly hurt, and should be taken to the Hospital Wo took ; him there in a spring-part; he seemed: tp. get bettor on the way. He looked very bale and bad. After reaching the Hospital' he wds attended to by Dr. Yates! He was sensible till placed on the stretcher in the ward. He was unite sober at the time of the accident. Vhe horse was. very quiet and safe to drive. DeceasedAas.bqen, driving it for the,lasb ; six or seven years. , • ,* ■ . James Woodburn gave similar evidence. The horse was a perfectly, safe one.- ■■ Dr Yates said that deceased was admitted into the Hospital. at about seven o’clock;last evening. He was gasping, speechless, and apparently dying. Ho lived Only about-five minutes after witness examined him. -Saw no bruises at the time/ Had not examined the body since. Had no doubt that' the death.was caused by rupture produced by the horse falling on him. , ‘ A verdict! of “‘Accidental death”, was returned, 'in.accordance with the ‘ Gonmbr’s