DRAMATIC INCIDENT AT AN INQUEST.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2203, 21 August 1886, Page 2

DRAMATIC INCIDENT AT AN INQUEST.

Mu St. Olvrk Bedford hold an inquest »t St. Martin's Vestry hall, Strand, on July Ist., on the body of a man, <tge»l .>D, supposed to have been a clerk lately in the employment of Messrs James Carter and Co. seed merchants, of High Holborn, and who was found drowned near Chariug-crof-s bridge on the previous Monday. — Thomas Kirby, a clerk in the employment of Messrs Carter an J Co., identified the body as a fellow-clerk named Wilson, who was engaged temporarily from I )ecember last, to ths beginning of June. His business was to put samples in metal boxes and send them off by post for advertising purposes. — John Budd, a waterman's labourer, deposed to picking up the body in the river, near Charing-cros.s bridge, about half-past five on Monday evening, and Inspector Hodson, Thames police, who took the body to the mortuary, stated that there was a metal box in his pocket, which was identified by Messrs Carter's clerks. — Dr. Howard said that deceased must have been in the water about two days. He seemed to be a feeble man, and there was a peculiarity in two of the fingers of the right hand. — At this stage of the inquiry, the man, Charles John Wilson, who wag nupposed to be the deceased, entered the court, in company with Inspector Hodgon. — The coroner remarked that this was a startling case of mistaken identity. — The foreman said that many a man had been hanged on less circumstantial evidence. Wilson had a peculiarity on the finger. A verdict of " Found drowned ''was then returned.

It has been stated that Messrs Spiers and Pond paid €15,000 for the privilege of supplying the refreshments at the Indian and Colonial Exhibition. We now hear that for the mere display of advertisement in their refreshment rooms they have already received a sum of money which has recuuped them for this subvent on. IN South America, the International Kuiftl Exhibition, which h.is just brt n npcmd .it liueno- Ayres _(s,iys the Melbourne " Ar<,'n>"). brmps into ptomiuenee the fact that the hWlvnwnei-. Nt South Ameiic.i In* «• been paying" K'* ;l t ."ittentmn within the \.\<t tew yeaiN to iinpro\injj the bleed ot tht>u sheep, (^uito teeently .»> many as si\ty ram^ of the choicest v,irietie> h.ue been impmted from the national establishment :it H mibouillef, in Frnnr- •»--! from the be-t bictdorn in Grea'u uiitiun and Jlunpfaij.