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- CORONERS INQUEST, Friday, Nov. 12.
Death arising from a Pugilistic Contest,
An inquisition was this day taken before John Charsley, Esq., coroner for Rucks, at the Ktns's Anns Inn, Colnbrook, on view of the body of Henry Scott, before a most respetible jury, whose attention was occupied iu]n the investigation of the matter most of the day.
The first witness whoappeared, resided in the parish where the fight took place, and clearly proved that it was a battle for pugilistic skill, and conducted in a fair way; that the deceased was knocked down several times, and received several blows on the neck, and one on the left side the neck, which was then visible on the deceased; that his combitant was named Edward Brown.
The next witness resided in town, and volunteered his evidence. It seemed that had come to the spot at Coinbrook, on Tuesday last, witness light between Inglis and Turner, and after that was over a purse was made for the deceased and Brown to fight for; the former was known amongst amateurs by the name of the Fighting Snob of Shepperton, and the latter as the Sprig of Myrtle. He corroborated the last witness as to the particular blow on the neck, on several other points.
It also appeared in evidence from another witness, that the deceased, after about the tenth round, declined fighting any more, requested to laid down, and he was so, on the table in the booth ; then became insensible, and continued so until his death, which took place on the following day. He was removed from the booth to the King’s Arms, Colnbrook, and received every necessary attention, both medical aud otherwise.
Two respectable surgeons who had examined the body of the deceased, and operated upon his head, gave their evidence, which proved that the blow received by the deceased from his antagonist on the neck, had affected the jugular vein, aud was sufficient to have ruptured the vessels of the brain, and to have caused its compression by extravasaled blood; and which they said was the cause of the death of Henry Scott.
The Coroner, after reading over the evidence to the jury, and having distinguished a case of ‘murder from that of manslaughter, begged they would consider the evidence, and return such a verdict as would satisfy their consciences and the country. The public then withdrew, and the jury, in five minutes, agreed upon verdict Manslaughter against Edward Brown.
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1798 - 1824 (26 years)
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