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INQUESTS.
Dr. Youl held an inquest at Sandridge on
Monday upon the body of Charles Patterson,
aged 32 years, who was killed on board the
steamer Golden Crown on Saturday last.
The evidence of Nathaniel Cullin, the
engineer of the vessel, was to the effect that
the deceased, while screwing down the gland
of the piston-rod, was struck by the
machinery and killed. The vessel was
moored alongside the Sandridge railway pier,
but the swell of the sea on the paddles
caused the engines to move about three
fourths of a revolution. Deceased was quite
sober, and the sad occurrence was quite acci
dental The jury returned a verdict of ac
cidental death.
Dr. Youl held an inquest at the Melbourne
Hospital on Monday npon the body of Wini
fred Dougherty, aged 46 years, who died on
Sunday last from the effects of bums sus
tained-on the 25 th September last. Timothy
Dougherty, fanner, Nagambie, huBband of
the deceased, deposed that his wife was sub
ject to fits. She was accustomed to smoke a
Eipe. On the dayin question she went to light
er pipe at the fire, and fell into the fireplace.
When found by her husband she was burned
on the shonlder and knee, and was quite in
sensible. A doctor attended her once, and'
after 10 days she was removed to the hospi
tal, where Bhe gradually sank and died. The
pause of death was stated by Dr. Thomson,
one of the resident eugeons, to be the burns
described. The jury returned a verdict of ac
cidentaldeath.
Mr. Candler, district coroner, held an in
quest at Cobnre,< <m Wednesday the 17fch
inst, on the body of Sanrael Maxwell, aged
19 years, who was drowned in the Merri
Creek the day previous, in what is known as
Knight's hole. Benjamin Maxwell, a lad II'
years of age, and' brother of the deceased,
deposed that he went to the Mem Creek
with his brother to set lines for eels. The
deceased had fastened a stone' to the end of
the linie on the bank. He was in the act of
placing it close to thewater's edge, when bis foot
.slipped, and he fell backwards into the water.
When he came to the surface he smiled at
witness, bat .immediately' afterwards sank,
and witness saw hhto aoiioW, "Wenthbme
as fast as he could and told hie lather. The ,
distance Is about half-a-mfle; William Henry
Maxwell] 'father of the deceased, deposed
that he' went to the place as indicated by his
eon; The body"'was ifecovtaed at abottt'20
minutes pastf. < Dr; Fanljtner, medical officer
at thfe Stockade, 4 totod that he was present
when the
Thede '
returned la verdict of A
Dr. YouThield wit]
Thursday apon; the I
found fc^aTSieWe
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The jury
. at the Morgue on
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