MALE - NO NAME

AWFULLY SUDDEN DEATH NORTHBROOK-STREET

On Monday evening last a man, unknown, died suddenly in Northbrook-street, at the top of Northcroft-lane. The deceased It appears called at Mrs. Lane's lodging-house shortly before seven o'clock, and in answer to an inquiry as to whether he might lodge there was told that he could do so. lnside the house he coughed and commenced vomiting blood. A son of Mrs. Lane, John Myers, went to him and told him to go to a doctors at once, he took him as far as the Gospel Hall and directed the deceased, where to go. The poor fellow said " 0 Lord, I shall be choked”, and Myers, who said he hoped not, then left him and went back to the lodging house, to his mother who was ill. The deceased it appears struggled on as far as the top of the lane, vomiting more or less blood the whole of the way, and on getting near Mr. Hughes' shop he fell with his face downwards. A crowd at once collected and no policeman being near, Mr. John Mason who was passing obtained assistance , and took the deceased to Dr. Ryott's and sent for the police and a stretcher. On reaching the surgery the deceased was at once attended to, but it was found , that he was dead. A stretcher having been procured he was taken to the stables at the "Jack" Hotel to await an inquest. He was searched by Sargt. Borlase but nothing of any importance was found upon him. In a pocket book the following address was written, as well as an abbreviated list of places which had probably been visited. " Order, Red Lion Square, Holborn," also " Hart-street, Covent Garden Market." There was also a list of the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Races, and it is not improbable that deceased might have been making for the race which comes off in about a fortnight. It has been thought that deceased came from Hungerferd on Monday, though nothing reliable can be ascertained. The following is a description of the deceased, who is about abt. 5ft 6in. in height.—Dark hair, slight moustache and beard. He was dressed in a dark coat, two moleskin waistcoats, large cord trousers, blue check shirt, red and black scarf, heavy nailed boots and was wearing a cloth cap with a peak. After the inquest the body was handed over to the ' Relieving Officer, Mr. Hattatt for burial.

THE INQUEST

was held at half-post nine Tuesday morning, at the "Jack" Hotel, by H. Watson Esq. M.D. J.P. Borough Coroner. Mr. George Clemente was chosen foreman of the jury. and the body, which presented a shocking spectacle, having been viewed, the following evidence was given : John Myers, a labourer, of Chapel-yard said his mother, Mrs. Lane. who keeps a lodging house, sent for him to go and see her as she was ill. This was about a quarter-past seven. He went to see her, and was waiting for Mr Palmer, surgeon, when the deceased came for lodgings. He was told he might lodge there, and going indoors deceased coughed. He was called to him, and he found the deceased was vomiting blood. He took  hold of him by the arm, and told him to go to Mr. Hickman, who was the medical officer of the district. He told him where it was, and whilst taking him round by the gospel Hall, deceased said " 0 Lord, I shall be choked". He told him be hoped he would not, and left him and went indoors. He saw nothing more of him until he saw him taken out of Dr. Ryott's surgery dead about twenty minutes after. In answer to the Coroner, witness said he should think deceased vomited up about half a pint of blood.—The Coroner told the witness never again to leave a man who was vomiting blood like that. Mr. John Mason, of the Market Place said he was passing up street about ten minutes to seven on the previous evening.  He saw a crowd against Mr. Hughes', and a lady came and asked him to go and see the deceased who was lying on the ground on his face. He turned him over with the assistance of a bystander, and went to the Market-place for a policemen and a stretcher. He thought it best to take the man to a doctor’s, as no policeman was there. Four men carried the deceased, and he  went to tell Dr. Ryatt. They took him into the surgery, and found the assistance there.  When he (witness) turned the man over in the street there was a large quantity of blood. The deceased moaned once he was turned over.  He seemed dying, and he should think he was almost dead before he got to the surgery. Mr Mason that it was a mistake in the evidence of the first witness, who said It was a quarter past seven. As a matter of fact deceased died about five minutes past seven.

Mr. Robert Birch, said about 7 p.m. on the previous evening he saw the deceased in the surgery. Deceased was then dead, and his face was covered in blood.  From the evidence of the witnesses. and from what he saw, he considered deceased died from the rupture some large blood vessel, or probably from an aneurism,

Sergt. Berlase said the deceased was apparently about 35 years of age. On being searched he found 6d in silver, and 4 ½ d in bronze, a clasp pocket knife, a pocket book, a canister of tea, and some bread and meat.  There was nothing by which to identify the deceased.

MALE - No name

The jury returned a verdict of death from the rupture of an artery.

At later pact of the day the Coroner at the wish of the police, gave an order to postpone the burial until Saturday, as some clue had been forthcoming that the man came from Bristol, and they desired it possible that he should be identified. A photograph was taken in the course of Tuesday and this was hoped would assist the police in their efforts at identification.