CHARLES MILLER
SUDDEN DEATH IN A FIT
On Monday morning an inquest was held at the Sun Inn, St Mary's Hill, before T. H. Hawkins, Esq. And a jury of whom Mr. Ive was foreman, on the body of Charles Miller, aged 26.
The evidence went to show that deceased had from his infancy suffered from epileptic fits. On Saturday morning he seemed somewhat poorly at breakfast, but getting better he went out to help his father in painting. He returned home and made a hearty dinner. About 3.30 Mrs. Miller was cleaning the passage and heard a noise come from the room where deceased was. She went and found him on the floor struggling. He said “My dear Mother,” and these were the only words he uttered.
Finding he did not recover Mr.F.E. Ryott was sent for who stated that deceased was dead, and that the cause was the fit. It was stated that the deceased had had a good deal of advice at different times for these fits, but had derived no benefit and had been told that he would die in one of them.
The verdict of the jury was that death was caused by an epileptic fit.
Newbury Weekly News 28 May 1876
DEATHS in same issue
MILLER – May 20 at St Mary's Hill, Newbury, suddenly Charles Miller aged 26 years.
Mrs P. (?) page 175 Ref P(H)3
Second son of James.
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