THE LATE INQUEST.
(To the Editor of fte-EV»i^fa Stab.) Ske, —Mr W. Plant, in writing to your journal, says it is'not stated in fbtf import of proceedings that the verdict arrived at' I was jby no magtis sjjinauimous,:^ ha say* eigh| only votcf for it. I gave-Tffr Plant.', eredis ioT v nM|»*iM»nse, as the yerdict V was j agreed osjß|l :&'«>■ with his fellow* '■& I workers, sigrtpap'it "in presence of the ; L'oi'oner an 4* W^jklti^k authorities. He ;- r<lso onjfof jtos.eijrht that toted' (;■„-, hi icrtafrS) X thd r ierdjct said that' Lv y<d hotjfcoiKder non-professionals. capable of dßnijan opinion on such an fr^pftrtant iflpeolT He (Mr PJa»f^taij?ht as w.H haiJktaAd, while writing that (he same 9roi^also said tattif )ie had known certain pimms were to b«|on the Jiny, he woulilare objeetadr,|t>itflfltes he had no reference to the eight jupmn of ' by Mr Pla£t,4but the contrarj^ »■ ]tfp*j Jamea Cocks 6f Mary streel-, wto\toot ■ called to the Jury.jbiit aiter th# Jury were selected, he. (Mr Cocks) ,stated '■ (which was far from truth) that jVIr-Paal, of Eolleston street, had cows andu dairy*, to look after, and that he (MifJ^aul) would '\ be glad to get off—for the express purpose of Mr Cocks Lakintj his seat. If'he vl had not an end to setvej twill leave it .'. with the public tojuds;e,%|ii his, business ■ at home was far more irapoi'itant than Mr ' Paul's. Mr W. P, Dauby, (also one ,pf ; the Jurors) told me not ■ to' ask too many ' queslions, or we should be there all night, so as far^as the four are concerned, I will also allomthe'public. to judge the I verdict they Mfjuld have arrived at.—l 1 am, &c, ! I ' Dbeble, j J^M Foreman of J«rfl^^| ; Eolleston strcbt, June 30th, '^^'^^^^H
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Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3234, 1 July 1879, Page 2
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285THE LATE INQUEST. Thames Star, Volume X, Issue 3234, 1 July 1879, Page 2
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