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I plKIO.Kictard Jtnutr, a young minor of 24. of Pormn church* I town. Mid Do knew Mr. Samuel Seamen*, of Trevarthian, I St. Hilary, farmer. Last Saturday aftarnoou. about half-post mrte, siIihw weal to the •• Kite E-igi»* public-house, at the top ol Maraiion town. and aaw dcce.e.-c there. He -at driak-lug -.isc cold giii-aad-woter Witnves omtlnurd :—I knvw lilm. He did not spcsk lo me at Bret hat ■ft.rwerd* be did. I coll him . solar »buO I went in. He nod some more gin-aod- water. I -a. mlth other ml. ere and Mr. hammer* woe : doing burincw, eo that I did not nolle* him particularly, hut I did not obecr.e Ibat he *w the wore.- for liquoc. I don't know how much gin be had at a tuna I asw him drink two glsssc* altogether—the on* he lied when I went in and another. Whether he had anj more I cannot aay. I ti.ought it to be a Uttlc after four o'clock wh«o h« left, and I ie‘t woo slurpeople in theThe Coroner now asked the landlord of the •• Fire Engine ’’ to tume in.—Mr. Honking suggcU-d that it would be beat to exatniue the witoraeea one by oue.— The Coroner eaid he particularly wished the landlord to be preaout, aa some thing might transpire calculated seriously to affect him.\Vitn«sI have seen Mr. Sommena worse than he was then ; be bad liipior in, but I thought him quite capable of riding homo, safe and sound. Hu bone w„. outside the dcor and I went out lo sc* him get on horseback.-Tbe Coroner : — Why did you go out?—Want** : -Because my comrads* a«r* leaving and I a rot Out at the same time.-Coroner :—A naan ought to be abl» to mount a I Kirs* within, assistance.- Witness : -I waresay Mr. 8—susana could, but I assisted hue a bit by putting hi*t? Wi.y assist afoot In the Mtrrup iion.—Did auv oue man U M to reton his horse ?-lle had the hill.-Mr. O L.in :-Tn« osar* is IT hands high-a .era very Ull one.—Witness :-l J.'st put nu foot in the etlrrup-iron.-Corooer : —Then your reasons for assisting him were that llsc mare was very tall. aM not iwcausr ha wae not in a lit stall ?-l thought the marn very Ull and that she -*• standing uphlh. and I assisted him to oblige mi oan self: that i* all.—When he mounted the hors* how did he MMT-Very well.- Was he ab.e to sit upright? —Ye* elr, he as*-Mr. Jacaa :-l have had to aaswt Mr Semuiros into tb* saddle when pcifectiy fresh-as sober ae any Of us are now • the mare being a rattier restive one.—The coronerMr. bom maos had, us there were several bouse that ulieruocn.Mr. Mruot a.ked if he could leave, as he had other, and rather urgent, professional engagement#.—The Coroner asked if aoy juryman wished to put any further questions to Mr. Madge.—Mr. T. Jacka said Mr. Mudge k.d -Iroady aiis-ered all sorts of questions, and to *k him more almost looked like doubting a man's word.— Mr. GrenfellNot .1 all.-Mr. JackaI should think so, if I bad iu ide a g»e nem an l was asked tbo question over and over again. And it looka, to, a* if -e, as jurymen, diun't understand lue thing.—Mr. Grenfell I can callwho I please and suggest what que-tiooa I think desirable. — Mr. Jack.:—And I think asking Mr. Mudge anyuncalled-for. — The Coroner : —Perbsthinkquestions is uncaiied-for.—The coroner remaps all the jurymen don't Uke the same view.—Mr. Jacka Then you ask the jury.—Coroner :—It is quite posaible they do not Uke the same view, and it is equally possible that one or two m*y wi»u to .-l Mr. Mud re some further question. I give them the opportunity of doing so before he leave* — Mr Husking:—I asked a question just now as to the nature ot a certain report, and Mr. Jacka arid I had no tight to ask such a quoation.—Mr. Jacka Because wo are hero to be guided by ovldenco and not by rumour* — Mr. Husking :—I asked a question In the interest of the landlord as well as for the ksuke of getting at the truth. Cortair. reports wore floating about to the discredit of Mr. Oats, and I considered it the best thing to have thorn reports contradicted.—Coroner :— You are only rcsjmnriblo to mo and not in the least to Mr. Jacks, and you are quite at liberty to ask any queetion.— Mr. Jacka :— I aay again that the jury has nothing at all to do with report* outside.— Mr Husking :—If reports areto do with report* outside.—Mr Husking circulated to a man's disadvantage tbo sooner they are swept away the better, for the man thou stands on firmerground.The Coro.neh summed op at considerable length. It was shewn that this poor man had fallen from his horse, and the qacstion might or might not arieeth. y-Ss . S'??*S9t
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